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Interim Chief Engineer
Defence & Complex Engineering
South West
We are supporting a leading organisation operating within the UK defence and advanced engineering sector in the appointment of an Interim Chief Engineer.
This is a senior engineering leadership position with responsibility for providing technical authority, design leadership and strategic direction across complex, safety-critical products and customer programmes.
The organisation is experiencing continued growth and increasing programme complexity and is looking for an experienced engineering leader who can provide immediate technical leadership, strengthen engineering governance and ensure delivery across the full product lifecycle.
The Role
- Provide technical direction and leadership to Engineering Leads and multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
- Act as Technical Authority / Design Authority for complex engineered products and systems.
- Ensure technical delivery is coherent, governed and aligned with cost, quality, schedule, safety and performance requirements.
- Lead and develop the technical roadmap, architecture and design approach across assigned products and programmes.
- Own technical baseline integrity, configuration control, design authority decisions and lifecycle evidence.
- Provide technical leadership through bid, development, qualification, production, customer acceptance and in-service support.
- Lead technical risk, obsolescence and in-service engineering issues, ensuring appropriate mitigation and resolution plans are established.
- Ensure compliance with customer requirements, regulatory obligations, relevant defence and industry standards.
- Provide senior technical input to customers, major programme stakeholders and internal leadership teams.
- Support bids, proposals and business development activity with credible technical expertise.
- Provide technical support to quality, manufacturing, supply chain and support functions, ensuring root cause, corrective action and design implications are effectively managed. xgikmsk
- Champion engineering excellence, professional standards and a strong culture of safety, quality and accountability.
- Lead and develop senior engineering personnel, setting clear expectations around performance, delivery and professional develop Please click on the apply button to read the full job description
Interim Chief Engineer in Okehampton employer: Morgan Ryder
Join a leading engineering business that values innovation and growth, offering a competitive salary and a range of benefits including a company EV, pension, and up to 5 weeks' holiday. With a strong focus on employee development, you will have the opportunity to build your own territory in the dynamic Aerospace and Defence sectors while enjoying a flexible home-based role that promotes autonomy and a supportive work culture. This is an excellent chance for those looking to advance their careers in technical sales with a reputable company committed to diversity and inclusion.
