Capability Lead - Weapon System
Job in
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-15
Listing for:
Electus Recruitment Solutions
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-15
Job specializations:
-
Engineering
Systems Engineer, Test Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Capability Lead, Weapon System Performance
Salary:
Up to £65,000 depending on experience
Location:
Hertfordshire
Working pattern:
Hybrid, 4 days per week onsite
Security: BPSS required, British Citizenship required
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Capability Lead, Weapon System Performance to lead a specialist engineering team responsible for assessing the performance of complex weapon system solutions.
You will lead and develop a team of approximately 12 engineers, with responsibility for building a high-performing and sustainable capability as demand for the team's expertise continues to grow.
The role
You will be responsible for:
Leading and developing a team of specialist engineers with varying levels of experience
Establishing and delivering a compelling vision for the future development of the capability
Managing recruitment, staff development, knowledge management, capacity planning and objective setting
Providing pragmatic technical leadership across emerging engineering topics and bids
Supporting the assessment of weapon system performance using complex models and high-performance computing environments
Analysing system behaviour across a wide range of operational and design conditions
Working across the systems engineering lifecycle
Building effective relationships with project teams, customers and other engineering functions
About you
You will have:
Proven experience leading specialist engineering teams and developing technical capability
Strong knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle
Experience providing technical leadership within complex engineering environments
The ability to develop people, manage capacity and build long-term capability
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience of modelling, simulation, performance analysis or similarly complex engineering assessment would be advantageous
A pragmatic approach to solving technical challenges and supporting bids or emerging requirements
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to shape and grow a specialist capability supporting the development and performance assessment of complex defence systems.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time
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