Product Owner

**QinetiQ**

**Job title: Product Owner Location: Portsmouth or Farnborough**

The full benefits package includes - Contributory pension scheme, share incentive plan, private medical insurance, private dental insurance, childcare vouchers, holiday vouchers, other leisure discounts, etc.

**About the role**

QinetiQ are looking for a Product Owner to join the Maritime Test, Evaluation, Training and Tactics team and lead a range of technical activities to integrate new and existing noise ranging systems at the Range facilities at BUTEC in Scotland, as well asproviding advice that will directly impact defence operations.

The role would suit product owners with experience in one or more of the following areas:

- Systems engineering best practice in line with ISO 15288
- Software engineering best practice and Agile delivery
- Underwater hardware
- Acoustic signal processing
- Test and integration or range activities
- Equipment delivery
- Equipment calibration and test

**What do I need?**

We are seeking skills from the Product Owner in one or more of the following areas:

- Agile Methods
- Systems Engineering
- Lifecycle management
- System Architecture
- Requirements management

**What will I be doing?**
- You will be working closely with the project manager to plan and deliver (generally through a team) all the technical/engineering activities required to meet project objectives.
- The Product Owner will be responsible for devising and delivering the technical solution using sound technical, management and leadership skills such as systems engineering management and project management.
- You will coordinate the high-level engineering activities as applicable to systems.
- The Product Owner will liaise with the customer and other collaborating organisations, including in the devising of plans, review of progress, the delivery of the resultant system, and any subsequent support activities.
- You will be the internal and external focal point of contact for the project on all technical/engineering aspects and assurance.
- The Product Owner will be managing the technical risk and opportunities on behalf of the project.

**Why Join QinetiQ?**

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.**
**You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together,you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valuedand realise your full potential.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive highly competitivesalary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insuranceand Dental Insurance and much more.

**About QinetiQ**

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientificexpertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the worldaround us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.