Job Description

Location: Newcastle (onsite)

Duration: 12 month initial contract

Rate: £60ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Role:

Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a Test Solutions Team Leader to join their esteemed test engineering community. The role focuses on developing test equipment for sophisticated defence and aerospace projects, including the Eurofighter Typhoon jet.

Key Responsibilities:

Assume ownership of the technical solution within a defined work package area, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements

Understand and refine stakeholder needs, prioritising and balancing them to deliver optimum capabilities

Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architectural consistency across the programme

Advise on and enforce the use of appropriate tools and techniques for test equipment design

Address and resolve emerging issues, escalating more complex risks, and supporting the definition of mitigation strategies

Build and nurture relationships within and outside the business, promoting the adoption of best practices

Mentor, coach, and upskill other engineers in the broader application of engineering principles

Job Requirements:

Experience in driving technical solution development within multi-disciplinary teams

Proficiency in capturing and analysing stakeholder needs to guide the development of viable solutions

Extensive experience in the full design lifecycle

Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, capable of influencing and adapting to changing demands

Proven ability to work collaboratively with diverse internal and external stakeholders, including managing customer and supplier relationships

Commitment to maintaining engineering best practices, informed by external sources such as academia or other industries

Experience in coaching and developing other professionals

Self-motivated with a strong aptitude for problem-solving and driving issues to resolution

Security Clearance:

Eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance, please visit the official UK government security vetting website.

If you have a passion for developing cutting-edge test solutions and are eager to contribute to exciting defence and aerospace projects, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and innovative team in Edinburgh or Newcastle