Job Description: Project Technical Authority (PTA) Location: Farnborough, Hampshire Work Pattern: Full-time, Onsite About the Role The Advanced Mission Planning Aid (AMPA) provides mission planning capabilities across a wide range of fixed-wing platforms and has a proven track record supporting both UK and international customers. As a well-established product family, most development activity focuses on enhancing and evolving mature software components, delivering new capabilities and improvements to meet changing customer needs. We're looking for a Project Technical Authority (PTA) to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of software change projects. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping technical solutions, guiding engineering teams and ensuring successful delivery from concept through to customer acceptance. Working closely with Project Managers, Product Design Authorities and Subject Matter Experts, you'll take ownership of technical planning and delivery, helping to ensure that solutions meet both customer requirements and long‑term product strategy. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced software or systems engineer who enjoys combining technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and hands‑on problem‑solving within a collaborative Agile environment. What You'll Be Doing Define and guide technical solutions from requirements through to delivery and customer acceptance. Break down complex technical scope into manageable work packages for Agile delivery teams. Create and maintain project engineering plans and technical backlogs. Work closely with Software, Systems and Operational SMEs to define requirements, acceptance criteria and delivery priorities. Ensure solutions align with product strategy and architectural direction. Support design reviews, technical decision‑making and risk management activities. Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle. Monitor project progress and communicate issues, risks and dependencies clearly to stakeholders. Support customer engagement activities alongside project and programme teams. Ensure appropriate verification and validation activities are completed to support qualification and acceptance. What We're Looking For Essential Skills
MaTechnical Project Lead (PTA) - Onsite Farnborough employer: GBA5 EntServ UK Limited
As a Senior VMware Engineer at our company, you will be part of a dynamic and innovative team that thrives on collaboration and technical excellence. With flexible hybrid working arrangements and a strong focus on ongoing learning and development, we provide a supportive environment where your skills can flourish. Join us in Erskine or Newcastle to work with cutting-edge technologies while enjoying clear pathways for career progression in a mission-driven setting.
