Chief Engineer

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

The Role

We’re searching for an outstanding technical leader to become our Chief Engineer for Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT). Our APNT business has a long, successful history in the development, manufacture and supply of GPS Anti-Jam and Anti-Spoofing technology for Land, Sea and Air applications. This includes our flagship GAS/ADAP and Landshield product lines, both of which are the result of substantial investment in analog electronics, digital electronics, digital signal processing, firmware, antennae design, RF and systems engineering capability.

This is a senior leadership role within the APNT business, accountable for technical governance and engineering delivery for APNT products, from cradle to grave. You will report directly to the Head of Engineering, Systems & Products, and indirectly to the Head of the APNT Business, working alongside the Senior Engineering Manager, APNT.

As a Chief Engineer, both breadth and depth of technical experience are essential, as is knowledge of the APNT market including customers, equipment suppliers and key stakeholders. You’ll demonstrate strong technical leadership, using your skills and experience to embed a customer-focused approach to product development in lockstep with industry and academia.

Responsibilities

• Accountable to the Head of Engineering for technical execution for APNT product development, including: technical integrity of programme work products, including safety assessments, requirement definition and decomposition, architecture, interface definition, development and production verification strategies, qualification, reliability and maintainability, and product certification balancing technical, cost and schedule risk.
• Chairing review boards, including but not limited to risk reviews, failure reviews, readiness reviews, design reviews, and configuration control boards (CCB).
• Represent Raytheon UK: you will act as the face of our organisation as the primary technical contact for APNT with key internal and external stakeholders, including customers and key suppliers, supported by the team’s experienced product design authorities.
• Clear, unambiguous technical leadership and direction, balancing technical performance with cost, schedule, product performance, producibility and affordability objectives.
• “Sleeves rolled up” technical problem solving in the development and manufacturing domains, ensuring both corrective and preventive actions are delivered to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Motivate and coach Engineering team members to success, demonstrating and communicating technical expectations for execution, accountability and execution discipline.
• Support the definition of technology strategy, technology roadmaps and product offerings for the business.
• Support the development of bids and proposals for new products.
• Mentoring engineers for technical leadership, technical leads and IPT leaders.
• Champion process maturity and the continuous improvement of our ways of working.

Candidate Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related subject.
• Strong technical background in the design, qualification and certification of mission critical equipment, including the application of relevant design assurance processes and military standards.
• Significant breadth and depth of technical leadership experience spanning the engineering lifecycle, including Systems, Electronics (including Digital, RF and Firmware), Software, Mechanical, Reliability, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Knowledge of the APNT market, including customers, equipment suppliers and key stakeholders.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills with a proven track record in skilful navigation of senior stakeholders across business and industry.
• A track record of strong engineering leadership, of delivering through others in a matrix organisation, a structured approach to problem solving, and of developing high performing teams.
• Highly dependable, autonomous and results oriented.
• Holder, or ability to achieve, SC Clearance.
• On the path to achieving, or have already achieved, professional registration as a Chartered Engineer.
• Willingness to travel throughout UK, Europe and the US.

Competitive Benefits and Work Culture

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr).
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role).
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade).

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed.
• More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.