Chief Technology Officer

locations Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

time type Full time

posted on Posted 2 Days Ago

job requisition id REQ-7967

The purpose of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role is to provide clear strategy and guidance on the use of the technology within the business. The CTO will author and be responsible for the Business's internal and externally visible technology roadmaps.

This role holder will be required to have visibility of customer needs both now and in the future across the full portfolio of Ultra PCS product lines including land and air capability. The role holder will be required to liaise with key customers, suppliers, academic institutions and technology partners and provide a clear vision of the future technology needs of Ultra PCS.

Though the role is the key focal point for all innovation within the business and is key to the future success of Ultra PCS, it is not a single point for ideas but is instead the funnel through which ideas and innovation are filtered based on justifiable return and customer pull.

Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop relationships with academic bodies and external engineering agencies
• Produce and regularly review product and technology roadmaps
• Scrutinise IR & D projects and help define key deliverables
• Report on all IR & D project processes when not attached to a product upgrade
• Author the academic engagement plan
• Manage the Senior Technical Authorities such that they can provide independence and critical direction into the Engineering Team
• Authoring and producing the extant technology roadmaps
• Arranging regular review of the technology strategy with the Senior Leadership Team and Senior Engineering and Project Management Team
• Supporting the Senior Engineering Managers, Head of Engineering, Director of Engineering Development and other Senior Managers in producing future skills frameworks
• Providing guidance to the Rapid Prototyping Team for the key use of technology
• Keeping abreast of current and future technologies applicable to the company including disruptive technologies to existing Ultra PCS business
• Supporting Value Streams with bids and other business development activities as required by the VP Engineering
• Supporting the business units in their IR &B D projects
• Mentor and coach engineering talent within the business as directed by the Head of Engineering
• Support Cost saving measures within the business
• Deliver knowledge transfer in support of succession development and increased SQEP capability
• Acting as the voice of the customer when defining technology strategy
• Presenting, enabling and supporting appropriate CR & D opportunities
• Scrutinising IR & D and CR & D development activities as directed by the VP Engineering against the agreed roadmaps
• Scrutinising and supporting Sales capture activities as directed by the VP Value Streams

Key interfaces

• VP Engineering
• VP Value streams
• Senior Technical Authorities
• Director of Engineering Development
• Value Streams Team
• Engineering Team
  

Required Skills & Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in engineering and/or technology leadership
• A background in engineering development
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be a problem solver, work under pressure and maintain a professional, helpful and poised demeanor
• Sophisticated strategist and conceptual thinker
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi task and work unsupervised while contributing to broadening the capability and experience of the Engineering Department
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
• Collaborates beyond boundaries
• A positive team player
• A finisher with a 'can do' attitude who works well under pressure
• Well-developed organisation and time management skills
• High level of accuracy whilst processing high volumes of potentially repetitive tasks
• Focused, proactive, adaptable, approachable and committed
• The role is not physically demanding although long haul travel and some lifting of equipment will be required
• Professional leadership and management abilities, a role model to all employees and potential recruits.
• Protect the companies interests
• Creator of inclusive culture with focus on 'Safety above all else'
• Is enthusiastic about all matters pertaining to engineering
• Have a questioning attitude

Security Clearance:

Candidates must be able to achieve a SC security clearance

Benefits:

Every employee is critical to our success and as such we offer a range of flexible employee benefits along with career development opportunities.

• Flexible working within core working hours
• 25 days holiday with the option to buy/sell 5 days plus bank holidays.
• 4 times your annual salary in life assurance
• Flexible benefits package
• Pension Scheme - Less than 5 years' service up to 5.5% employer contributions, 5 years' service + up to 7.5% employer contributions.
• Sports and Social club
• Supportive and friendly working environment with regular team events

You couldn't be joining the team and Ultra at a more exciting time. Therefore if this sounds of interest, please follow the application process

Here at Ultra we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers.

We therefore do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Ultra specialises in providing application-engineered bespoke solutions. We focus on our customers' mission critical and intelligent systems in the defence, security, critical detection, & control markets.

Our capabilities and technologies can be found on many of the world's long-term military programmes. We employ over 4,500 employees across the globe and are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Click here to learn more about us.