HEAD OF ENGINEERING – GLASGOW

Join to apply for the Head of Engineering role at AAC Clyde Space. We are looking for a Head of Engineering to join our Glasgow Operations team in Scotland. This opportunity is ideal for someone looking for leadership responsibility and their next challenge in a technical capacity in an environment that is both dynamic and fast paced with exciting missions and challenging schedules. We are open to hybrid working for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for engineering function including load and capacity and engineering structure.
• Accountable for the monitoring and achievement of operational and/or financial results for area of responsibility.
• Responsible for staffing decisions and development through the employment lifecycle.
• Capability mapping and development plan for engineering function.
• Accountable for all engineering and operational performance metrics (safety, quality, cost, people and delivery).
• Interdisciplinary engineering management including electronics, mechanical, systems and software disciplines.
• Deliver cash and profit expectations against budget by ensuring Project Milestones / Gates are met.
• Accurate engineering load and capacity plan for department.
• Review forecasted work schedules (12-month outlook) to ensure that the Engineering Team contains the correct competencies and where needed recruit appropriate, qualified staff to service programs.
• Customer interaction, development and collaborative workshops.
• Clear development lifecycle and delivery for all assigned product lines within standard, timescales and quality requirements.
• Robust engineering processes along with design review quality process, to drive continuous improvement and reduction in non-conformance.
• Ensuring planned engineering activities are efficiently carried out, with particular attention being given to the planning and control of labour resources and storage, control, and utilisation of materials Vs budget.
• Able to interpret and negotiate customer requirements while directing engineering teams to maximise standardisation and design reuse.

Skills Required

• Relevant degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experienced in Design for Manufacture and Design for Test best practice.
• Demonstrates evidence of people leadership and development for multi-disciplinary engineering teams in a high technology development environment.
• Experience in spacecraft engineering, with a working knowledge of space manufacturing practices and methods.
• Track record with instilling standard and efficient engineering processes and/or improvement projects.
• Strategic thinking and direction for functional area.
• Financial and commercial acumen.
• KPI Setting, delivery and management.
• Critical thinking and problem solving with the ability to manage risk.
• People Leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft software.
• Proficient in English, both verbally and written.

Skills Desired

• Understanding of space preferred, or highly accredited sector such as Defence/Aerospace.
• Previous experience working with small/medium sized companies.
• Leadership qualification.

About AAC Clyde Space

AAC Clyde Space, a leading New Space company, specialises in small satellite technologies and services that enable businesses, governments, and educational organisations to access high-quality, timely data from space. This data has a vast range of applications, from weather forecasting to precision farming to environmental monitoring, and is essential to improving our quality of life on Earth.

Our Growing Capabilities

• Space Data as a Service – delivering data from space directly to customers.
• Space missions – turnkey solutions that empower customers to streamline their space missions.
• Space products and components – a full range of off-the-shelf and tailor-made subsystems, components, and sensors.

Data Protection Policy

As part of our recruitment process, we collect and process personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use this data.

Right to Work

AAC Clyde Space has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the EU or the country in which they plan to work. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to AAC Clyde Space verifying that you are eligible to work in that country before you start work.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to create a positive recruitment and selection experience across every part of our business. The company is committed to handling applications to a consistently high standard and all candidates with dignity and respect. We are committed to equal opportunities for all and to have diversity reflected within our global workforce.

Openness to Flexible Working

We recognise work-life balance is important so we are open to discussions around flexible working, depending on the nature of the role and business needs.