Senior MCCS Engineering Leader Naval Communications

Thales Avionics, Inc. (AGS); Crawley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private healthcare

Pension

Life cover

Wellbeing app

Discount shopping

Gym discounts

Volunteer days

Job summary

Thales is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the MCCS programme, providing governance and oversight across bids and projects. You will anticipate risks, maximise opportunities, and coach teams to deliver engineering excellence in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering, you will coordinate across competence centres, project teams and external partners to ensure solutions meet customer requirements and maintain competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering leadership experience.
• Strong governance and risk management skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical/Engineering across the MCCS programme to meet requirements.
• Provide governance ensuring engineering delivery aligns with bids and programmes.
• Coach and mentor senior staff and foster collaboration across stakeholders.
• Interface with suppliers, Thales employees and customers to ensure competitive advantage.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering governance

Stakeholder management

Naval communications

Risk mitigation

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Thales is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the MCCS programme, providing governance and oversight across bids and projects. You will anticipate risks, maximise opportunities, and coach teams to deliver engineering excellence in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering, you will coordinate across competence centres, project teams and external partners to ensure solutions meet customer requirements and maintain competitive advantage.