Engineering Delivery Manager - Naval Systems at General Dynamics - Spider Only – Hastings

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

The Engineering Delivery Manager role is an Engineering Leadership Team role responsible for enabling and ensuring successful delivery of a portfolio of engineering bids and development projects against agreed scope, schedule, quality and budget targets. For this role, the portfolio will be typically be projects delivering solutions onto the Naval Helicopter platforms and/or providing Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities. This role acts as the bridge between engineering teams, project management, and stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities, resource allocation, and quality standards. The role holder will also be a Line Manager within the Engineering functional organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Own end-to-end delivery of the allocated portfolio of engineering projects, working with the assigned Lead Engineers to ensure milestones are met and risks are managed proactively.
• Ensure monthly Engineering Status Reviews are held, supported by objective and subjective data to understand execution status, and to identify project delivery risks and issues.
• Escalate critical issues promptly and lead resolution efforts, including risk mitigation strategies.
• Communicate progress clearly to senior leadership and customers.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, safety and certification requirements.
• Develop and maintain delivery plans, schedules, and resource forecasts. Balance workload across teams and manage capacity constraints.
• Own and deliver assigned actions in support of defined Engineering Capability & Capacity development plans.
• Act as a line manager within the Engineering Functional organisation.

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• Demonstrable & significant experience in successful leadership and delivery of complex development projects/programs delivering military/avionics products into service (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrable strong understanding of the challenges associated with leading development of multi-discipline solutions (e.g. Systems, Hardware, Software, Firmware, Mechanical etc).
• A good understanding of the development engineering considerations relevant to Avionics/Airborne systems and/or ASW solutions.
• Demonstrable experience leading technical/engineering engagements with customers and suppliers.
• Demonstrable experience in leading and developing team members, ideally with experience of mentoring and coaching for performance.
• Experience in identifying, defining and delivering continuous improvements is desirable.
• Professional registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng or equivalent) is desirable, but not essential. We actively support employees in attaining CEng status.
• Typically required degree level education, or staff and/or technical project/process management experience, or equivalent.

This role has a salary of between £65,000 and £90,000 dependant on experience, plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

Every application matters to us. We want you to know that each application we receive is reviewed by a real person—not just an algorithm. Our screening questions are also carefully considered to help us understand your experience and fit for the role.

We appreciate the time you take to apply.