Senior MCCS Engineering Lead - Naval Communications

Thales Group; Crawley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Half day every Friday

28 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life cover

Employee discounts

Gym membership

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking a senior engineering leader to provide governance and oversight for the MCCS programme in Crawley. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams, anticipate risks, and maximise opportunities, ensuring delivery meets business and customer requirements.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will coach engineers, drive engineering excellence, and manage stakeholder interfaces across bids and programmes while maintaining strong governance and delivery discipline.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to coordinate technical teams across complex programmes.
• Strong governance and risk-management skills.
• Experience in naval communications architecture and integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and engineering delivery for the MCCS programme.
• Influence and align stakeholders across bids and programmes.
• Coach and mentor senior engineers; drive engineering excellence.
• Support risk mitigation and governance for successful outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Governance

Engineering leadership

Naval comms knowledge

Education

Engineering degree/Master's

Job description

Thales Group is seeking a senior engineering leader to provide governance and oversight for the MCCS programme in Crawley. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams, anticipate risks, and maximise opportunities, ensuring delivery meets business and customer requirements.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will coach engineers, drive engineering excellence, and manage stakeholder interfaces across bids and programmes while maintaining strong governance and delivery discipline.