AJAX Integrate Engineering Manager - SC cleared

Are you a seasoned engineering professional with a wealth of experience delivering complex integration outcomes? Do you hold a professional engineering qualification such as IEng or equivalent, and are you looking for an engaging opportunity within the defence sector? If so, we want to hear from you.

Our client, a leading organisation within the Defence and Aerospace industry, is seeking a AJAX Integrate Engineering Manager to join their dynamic team. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement: two days per week onsite in Bristol, two days in Merthyr Tydfil (expenses claimable), and one day per week working from home.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading issue resolution across cross-project engineering activities within the AJAX programme’s Integrate Pillar.
• Providing strategic technical advice to project leads and chief engineers to resolve complex design conflicts.
• Fostering collaboration across teams to identify and mitigate integration challenges early on.
• Overseeing Tiger Team initiatives for rapid resolution of critical engineering issues.
• Maintaining clear communication, documentation, and sharing lessons learned to continuously improve project outcomes.
• Supporting risk management activities related to design and integration conflicts.
• Ensuring engineering solutions meet programme requirements, standards, and quality expectations.

Who you’ll need to be:

• An experienced engineer with a track record of delivering successful engineering outcomes in complex environments.
• Professionally registered as an IEng or equivalent .
• Possessing broad and deep technical expertise, particularly in integration within defence programmes.
• Ideally familiar with managing engineering change processes and configuration management.
• Experience within an Engineering Production Environment or Defence Major Programmes (GMPP/CAT A) is a plus.

Details:

• Location: Hybrid (Bristol & Merthyr Tydfil), with remote working options
• Start: ASAP
• Contract Length: Until 31/03/2027 (extension scope possible)
• Day Rate: Up to £600 per day (inside IR35)
• Security Clearance: SC clearance required
• Standard Hours: 7.5 hours/day

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