- Company Name
- Ultra Intelligence & Communications
- Job Title
- Chief Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Chief Engineer
**Role Summary**
Lead and govern the technical delivery of large, multidisciplinary engineering projects (software, firmware, hardware, systems). Own project design integrity, risk management, and compliance with safety, security, and regulatory requirements. Mentor senior engineering talent and influence business and technical strategy.
**Expectations**
- Deliver projects on time, within scope, to agreed quality and performance standards.
- Maintain rigorous compliance with engineering best‑practice, V‑model processes, and security as well as regulatory/law requirements.
- Act as technical authority for design approvals, change control, and safety assurance.
- Drive architecture understanding and knowledge capture for continuous improvement.
- Provide objective, independent oversight on assigned projects, especially as Design Authority or Independent Chief Engineer.
**Key Responsibilities**
- **Business Development** – Track bids, collaborate with BD on proposals, assess technical feasibility, and align proposals with corporate technical strategy.
- **Bid Governance** – Define and document engineering design processes, ensure regulatory compliance, support BD gate reviews, and sign off on bid estimates.
- **Project Governance** – Chair design reviews, enforce design processes, manage technical risk, oversee change control and documentation.
- **Security & Safety** – Advise on Security Aspects Letters, approve design assurance documents, and ensure safety governance.
- **Stakeholder Management** – Serve as engineering point of contact, resolve conflicts, and resolve escalated issues through the engineering chain.
- **Team Leadership** – Mentor senior engineers, contribute to the engineering development plan, and capture lessons learned into SQEP.
**Required Skills**
- Strong written and verbal communication; stakeholder engagement at all levels.
- Highly organised, self‑managing with ability to juggle multiple activities.
- Deep knowledge of V‑model and other best‑practice engineering processes.
- Proven technical leadership in software, firmware, hardware, or systems engineering.
- Expertise in technical risk, change control, and documentation governance.
- Understanding of security assurance, safety regimes, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Mathematics, or Science.
- Professional engineering qualification or equivalent senior‑level engineering experience preferred.
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Maidenhead, United kingdom
On site
Senior
26-02-2026