Chief Engineer for Communication Systems

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Babcock International Group Full time

Job Title: Chief Engineer for Communication Systems

Babcock International Group is seeking a highly skilled Chief Engineer for Communication Systems to join our team. As a key member of our Mission Systems team, you will play a critical role in delivering strategic communication solutions to our customers.

The Role

As a Chief Engineer for Communication Systems, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and oversight to our Strategic Communications engineering teams. You will work closely with programme leads to develop new and support in-service Radio and Satellite Communications systems for Defence customers in the UK and overseas.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide governance and oversight of the technical work of the Strategic Communications engineering teams.
  • Ensure that the appropriate level of independent assurance is applied to the technical output.
  • Help grow the Strategic Communications business through supporting bids and business development activity.
  • Provide subject matter expertise in communication systems and network design and support.
  • Ensure technical risks and issues are being appropriately managed and mitigated.

Requirements

  • Significant experience and subject matter expertise in end-to-end, strategic communication systems.
  • Experience of strategic military RF communication systems, tactical military communication systems, and/or military SATCOM systems is preferable.
  • Experience of overseeing the technical work of others, including reviewing designs and documentation.
  • Demonstrable experience of engineering delivery on large and/or complex engineering projects.
  • Experience of delivering service-based contracts to the Ministry of Defence.

What We Offer

  • Generous holiday allowance.
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
  • Employee share scheme.
  • Employee shopping savings portal.
  • Payment of Professional Fees.


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