Head of Engineering managing integrations and data platform for AI - driven fintech healthcare startup. Leading high - velocity engineering teams and shaping long - term strategies while reporting to the CTO.
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Hybrid Sustainment Program Engineering Manager
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About the role
- Sustainment Program Engineering Manager at Babcock leading engineering for Defence communications systems. Focused on sustaining high frequency communication with opportunities for team development and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Lead the engineering function supporting the sustainment of the Defence High Frequency Communications System (DHFCS) and the future sustainment of the Enhanced DHFCS (EDHFCS).
- Apply technical expertise, judgement and leadership to drive the timely delivery of all sustainment engineering activities, ensuring alignment with scope, standards and quality requirements.
- Coordinate complex engineering interfaces, manage risks, and ensure outcomes are delivered as planned.
- Lead a high‑performing team, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where people are empowered to grow.
- Mentor and develop capabilities within the team, focus on process improvement and technical assurance across the engineering lifecycle.
Requirements
- Approximately 10 years’ experience in relevant technical/engineering roles
- Around 2 years’ experience managing engineering functions or technical delivery
- Strong systems engineering experience, ideally within RF, HF or communications disciplines
- Excellent understanding of engineering toolsets (PLM, MRP, design, simulation, analysis software)
- Ability to lead technical investigations, reviews and decision‑making
- Strong communication skills and the ability to present technical information to stakeholders
- Experience developing and maintaining engineering management documentation
- A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and knowledge sharing
- An accredited engineering degree (Washington Accord) in Systems, Hardware, Software or Sustainment Engineering
- Additional technical or management qualifications
- Membership of a relevant engineering body, preferably with chartered status
Benefits
- Our agile working policies offer more choice and autonomy. For you, this could mean flexible start and finish times, a mix of office and home working, or even condensed working weeks.
- Our work life integration policy offers attractive leave entitlements including (not limited to) wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave, and we are proud to be a Work180 endorsed employer.
- Babcock’s supportive and engaging environment, coupled with our capability framework, aims to advance your career with internal development programs, self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave.
- Our beRewarded platform offers endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan.
- As a principles driven organisation, our weRecognise program aims to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in line with our Principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.
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