CareerPlan

Design & Engineering Lead

Glasgow, Scotland, gbFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-12
Security clearance required

Core

Provide engineering leadership, technical challenge, and assurance for major UK Defence and nuclear infrastructure programmes.

Role type

Senior IC engineering lead (technical governance & assurance)

Builds

Complex Defence and nuclear infrastructure

Domain

Defence & Nuclear Infrastructure

Required skills

engineering governance, standards definition, technical risk assessment, design review, configuration control, stakeholder management, continuous improvement

Preferred skills

SQEP (Specialist Quality Engineer in Procurement) experience, SME development

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Lead engineering governance, standards and technical assurance; Review designs, specifications and technical submissions; Assess design maturity, technical risk and engineering evidence; Oversee requirements, configuration control and technical change; Identify and escalate technical risks, issues and deviations; Support the development of engineering capability, SMEs and SQEP; Drive continuous improvement and share engineering best practice

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC