Capability Lead - Weapon System Performance

A great opportunity to lead the group responsible for the performance assessment of our weapon system solutions!, Reporting to the Weapon System Algorithms & Performance (WSAP) Head of Department you will be responsible for leading and managing the group of engineers responsible for assessing the performance of our weapon systems. The team use complex models and high-performance computing environments to analyse the behaviour of a weapon system across a variety of conditions influencing the design and usage of our products.

This is a great role for someone looking to lead a team and build a key capability, instrumental to the success of our weapon systems. The team currently comprises approx. 12 engineers working across a number of projects but we are seeing a steadily increasing demand for the team’s services and so the team will need to grow in the short term.

• Ability to lead a group of specialist engineers with a varying level of experience, building a high-performing, enduring & inclusive capability
• Ability to develop a compelling vision for the capability to include future developments
• Management skills including Recruitment, Staff Development, Knowledge Management, Capacity Planning, and Objective Setting
• Knowledge and experience of the system engineering lifecycle
• Ability to provide pragmatic technical leadership on emergent topics, bids etc.
• Build effective and enduring stakeholder interfaces with project customers and other engineering functions

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