Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager - Defence Engineering | KATIM Key Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering workstreams across complex defence programmes.
• Drive delivery against technical, schedule, cost, quality, and integration objectives.
• Plan resources, milestones, dependencies, risks, and engineering priorities.
• Coordinate Systems, Software, Hardware, Integration, Test, Cybersecurity, and Network teams.
• Act as the technical focal point for stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and programme leadership.
• Support technical decisions, risk mitigation, change control, and engineering governance.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in Defence, Aerospace, Communications, or mission-critical technology.
• Proven experience leading engineering development activities and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycles, systems integration, verification, and programme delivery.
• Experience working in regulated or defence environments.

Key Skills

• Defence Communications, C2/C4ISR, Tactical Communications, Defence Networking, or Secure Communications.
• Engineering & Programme Management.
• Systems Integration, Technical Risk & Delivery Management.
• Stakeholder and Supplier Management.
• Familiarity with MS Project, JIRA, DOORS/JAMA, Confluence, and EVM.
• Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

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