Senior Systems Engineer - Communications

Senior Systems Engineer
- Communications

NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Manage a team of engineers responsible for aspects of the procurement, safety management, and bringing into service of relevant ATCSystems.

Typically, these will be major / complex projects.

Will be required to undertake the Engineering Authority roles in supporting relevant ATCSystems through the entire equipment lifecycle.

This role is for a Senior Systems Engineer within our communications (Comms) engineering team supporting air traffic operations at UK airports. You will act an Engineering Authority for Comms systems, providing technical support across the full lifecycle from specification and deployment through to operational support and ongoing improvement within a safety-critical environment.

You will bring strong experience of communications systems, ideally within regulated or operational environments. The role involves leading delivery engineering teams, supporting multi-site deployments, and managing performance, assurance and change for live systems. You will make confident technical decisions and work closely with stakeholders to ensure systems remain operational, resilient and trusted by operational users.

Key responsibilities:

Lead and manage a team of engineers.

Oversee major projects and ensure strategic alignment.

Act as the Engineering Authority for complex systems.

Project Delivery:

• Negotiate and coordinate project requirements and timelines with stakeholders.
• Produce technical specifications formajorsystems,reviewing wider team’s work.
• Lead production of engineering estimates for project bids.
• Leadanddirecttender evaluations and assess technical solutions.
• Support project planning in line with delivery milestones.
• Act as Change Lead formajorprojects, ensuring change assurance activities are completed.
• Manage day-to-day project activities of team including installation and commissioning.
• Perform acceptance testing and produce test reports, reviewing wider team’swork.
• Produce and review maintenance and operating procedures.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are met according to the project plan.

Undertake the Engineering Authority (EA) role for designated systems:

• Prepare and maintain support documentation for allocated systems.
• Respond to customer technical enquiries and manage Corrective Action Requests.
• Monitor operational systems and conduct investigations into issues and faults.
• Plan and implement modifications to correct issues and faults with minimal disruption.
• Maintain awareness of industry developments affecting airport systems.

Team leadership and resource management:

• Manage team members within the Section across diverse locations.
• Allocate team resources to project and other activities within area of responsibility.
• Ensure that direct report sand wider teamare suitably competent, identifying training needsand support team and personal development as required.
• Ensure the performance of direct report sand wider teamis reviewed periodically.

• The post holder commits resources within their direct control to achieve project deliverables within agreed financial limits.
• Assists in identifying the strategic aims of assigned projects and works tactically to deliver agreed customer solutions.
• As Engineering Authority will pro-actively recommend activities and resources required toaddress asset support issues.
• Responsible for up to3direct reports, with responsibility fora wider team of up to10.. Plays a co-ordinating role for subcontractors.

• Lead a team delivering engineering projects and providing Engineering Authority support to current Operation Systems within a particular domain.
  
  The post holder is expected to resolve conflicting demands on their time andof the wider team, in consultation with the Head of Section.
• The post holder is required to contribute to delivery of multiple projects at any one time, whilst also fulfilling an EA role, involving different project teams and locations.
• The post holder assists the Head of Section in strategic planning in respect of assets within their area oftechnicalexpertise.
• The post holder may be called on to advise and assist operational engineer sin order torestore equipment. This may require short notice travel to remote sites.
• Where required, and where agreed, the post holder will deliver structured training and/or carry out structured Competency Assessment Checks within their field of expertise and in accordance with NATS procedures.
• The post holder will be required to undertake taskswithinan operational environment therefore will need todemonstratesuitable behaviours.
• The post holder may be required toprovide out of…