Programme Lead Engineer
Boost your career at the absolute frontier of aerospace technology by joining our TEMPEST team, helping to deliver the UK’s 6th generation fighter aircraft. As an engineer on this critical multi-national project, you will actively design, build, and integrate the next generation of combat air capability. You will collaborate with industry-leading minds to pioneer breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, digital model based engineering, and truly next-generation computing. This is a rare opportunity to see your innovations directly shape the future of global defence, work with cutting-edge technologies, and fast-track your professional development on one of the most ambitious engineering ventures of the century.
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for the successful delivery of the engineering scope of work to the agreed budget and schedule for one or more cutting edge projects
- Lead a talented multi-disciplinary engineering team to delivery industry leading solutions
- Define and develop solutions to emerging customer needs
- Work with world-leading engineers across industry, government and academia
- Contribute to sovereign UK defence capability and international collaboration
To be successful in these roles we are looking for you to bring:
- Previous experience either as a Project Lead Engineer or a Domain Lead Engineer (e.g. Systems, Hardware, Software)
- A good understanding of the multi-disciplines involved in delivering projects
- A good understanding of the challenges associated with Avionic System Engineering such as operating environment
- Professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng or equivalent) is desirable, but not essential. We actively support employees in attaining CEng status
- Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred
This role has a salary of between £63,000 and £80,000 plus our flexible benefits package.
We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
- A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email [email protected] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.
Every application matters to us. We want you to know that each application we receive is reviewed by a real person—not just an algorithm. Our screening questions are also carefully considered to help us understand your experience and fit for the role.
We appreciate the time you take to apply.