Senior MCCS Engineering Lead - Naval Communications & Strategy

Thales Group; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Half day Friday

28 days annual leave

Volunteer day

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Job summary

Thales Group in Crawley, United Kingdom, is seeking a senior engineering leader to provide governance and oversight across the MCCS programme, guiding technical delivery and mitigating risk to meet customer requirements.

Reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering and MCCS Programme Director, you will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, coach senior engineers, and ensure robust governance across bids and programmes.

Qualifications

• Significant domain engineering experience in delivering major programmes.
• Excellent people management and communication at all levels.
• Able to coach and mentor senior employees.
• Strong governance experience in complex engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical teams across the MCCS programme.
• Provide governance and oversight of engineering delivery.
• Engage key stakeholders and conduct engineering reviews.
• Mitigate risks and maximise opportunities in bids and programmes.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Problem solving

Governance

Cross-cultural work

Mentoring

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Education

Engineering qualification (Degree level/Masters)

Job description

Thales Group in Crawley, United Kingdom, is seeking a senior engineering leader to provide governance and oversight across the MCCS programme, guiding technical delivery and mitigating risk to meet customer requirements.

Reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering and MCCS Programme Director, you will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, coach senior engineers, and ensure robust governance across bids and programmes.