Test Systems Senior Team Leader

You will provide functional support to the engineering managers and engineering teams within Test Systems, having a vital role in continuous improvement, enhancing processes, inspiring teams and driving efficiency in one of the world's leading defence, security and aerospace companies. You will play a key part in managing Test Systems teams enabling the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. This will give you a direct influence on leading process innovation, propelling excellence, and leading teams, whilst driving a culture of creativity and collaboration. Core Duties:

• Nurturing and developing people, helping to develop the team and driving a workforce, enhancing skills and capability
• Ensuring correct implementation and use of resources, including the recruitment of early careers through to experienced engineers
• Playing a key role in our estimating and development strategies to support new business
• Developing purpose-fit processes for engineering excellence. Your insights will lead to streamlined operations and enhanced craftsmanship
• Providing valuable input into our engineering strategies, you'll help us optimise cost, schedule, and quality, ensuring that best practices are integrated seamlessly
• Inspiring both teams and the larger enterprise to embrace innovative paradigms, to bridge disciplines and influence a culture of excellence
  
  Managing large teams or teams of teams through the engineering lifecycle
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Ability to engage and negotiate with stakeholders, being able to deliver information at all levels and influence decision making
• Technical engineering background with a relevant qualification or experience
• Ideally experience with Test Equipment in domains of Avionic Systems, Mission Systems, Safety Critical Control Systems, or Real-time Embedded/Display Systems will add valuable insight to our teams
The Engineering team: Working in a team environment you will be part of a multi disciplined engineering team, that develops test equipment solutions that support the complex and demanding requirements of our military and commercial products. Our test solutions are multifaceted and versatile, using model-based engineering approaches to provide innovative equipment across our customer base. This role will provide you with a great opportunity to be part of a diverse and growing team, where ideas and development is encouraged, with opportunities to direct ladder or sidestep into other areas of the BAE Systems organisation.

Join BAE Systems and you'll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You'll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow - shaping a safer future, for all of us., Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.