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They have a unique opportunity for a Capability Lead working within advancing weapons system design and development using cutting-edge Synthetic Environments and Experimentation.
If you have a drive and determination for delivering change and describe yourself as someone with fresh ideas, this could be the perfect role for you!
What we can offer you:
- Salary - up to £75,000
- Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 27% of base salary
- Company Car: £300 per month
- Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
What you will be doing:
- Ensure the Weapon Systems Simulation and Experimentation team capabilities are best in class (facilities, networks, infrastructure and processes) to deliver the vision
- Be the Knowledge Manager, with processes to capture and share specialised skill knowledge and to encourage self-development and innovation.
- Own the Visitor Experience across the facilities and into Overseas locations.
- Develop emerging technology plans through internal research in conjunction with the WSSE Technical Authority.
- Define and run Capital investment plans to ensure the department keep its capabilities
- Have line management responsibilities for first reports, including professional development, sickness, absence, expenses and performance assessment.
What we're looking for from you:
- Experience of working with key partners (internally and externally) to realise innovation and the adoption of new technologies
- Able to quickly grasp sophisticated defence concepts and articulate them, whilst holding your own technically
- Able to identify new technologies and how they can benefit systems engineering
- A curious and growth mind-set eager to learn from our specialists in the field of Synthetic Environments
