Aerodynamics Group Lead - Bristol, United Kingdom - Electus Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Electus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Electus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary-:

  • Negotiable
  • Location:
  • Bristol, Bristol, South West, EnglandOur client in Bristol is looking for an Aerodynamics Group Lead to join their team on a permanent basis.
You are a team leader, able to deliver agreed work packages across a number of ambitious projects.

You will be accountable for delivery to time, cost and quality through collaboration with other aerodynamics team leads, Technical Experts and senior project management teams.


Responsibilities

  • The role specifically covers those projects in the early concept design stages, with current activities ranging from aerodynamic design, characterisation and assessment of missile airframes, through to early assessments of integration onto platforms.
  • Importantly, you will manage and encourage to team to succeed, including performance evaluations, career development discussions, and ensuring the development of skills and proficiencies to improve performance and meet the future needs of the business.
  • As a senior role within the department, you will also support the Head of Aerodynamics with reporting, longterm management of team development, skill capability, recruitment, project workload, and resource allocation.
  • Your influencing skills will enable you to build strong networks and relationships across a wide range of partners.

Skills and experience required:


  • Indepth technical knowledge of Aerodynamics & Performance, ideally with experience of high speed or aircraft integration.
  • Welldeveloped and proven leadership skills; evidence of strategic thinking and providing a clear vision
  • Previous experience of people management and shaping teams, with all the handson peoplemanagement skills which this requires
  • Desire to invest time into developing others and providing mentorship and coaching
  • Excellent collaboration, engagement, partner management, communication and influencing skills
  • Proven task package management, ensuring that outputs are on time, within budget and the correct level of quality, ideally in tough customer environments

You will have the opportunity to:

  • Be innovative; influence and shape the Future Combat Air System (FCAS & TEMPEST) team, in this exciting "once in a career" opportunity.
  • Lead a team of around 15 skilled aerodynamicists
  • Develop innovative tools and capability to address the challenges of future programmes
  • Influence the future ways of working within the business, collaborating with systems design, mechanical design, thermal analysis, simulation & modelling, and guidance, navigation & control, as well as working with external SMEs & academia

Other Information
Permanent role

Location Bristol

SC cleared


Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens.

Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

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