Optical Payload Industrial Manager

Job Description

Job Description:

Security Clearance: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

Travel Required: Occasional travel within UK / and international

Location: Portsmouth (60% of your working week must be office based)

Type: Full time

First of all, what's in it for you...

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

About the role...

Airbus Defence & Space are looking for a Payload Industrial Manager who will oversee and coordinate the development, testing, and delivery of optical payload equipment for the TRUTHS program. This role will really be at the heart of one of Airbus Defence & Space key programs during 2025 and beyond. Working within the Earth Observation Optical Instruments Industrial & Partnering Management Department, the Payload Industrial Manager will ensure everything stays on schedule, within budget, and meets quality standards. They will work with design teams, suppliers, and project managers to keep things running smoothly, solve any problems that arise, and adapt plans when necessary.

How you will contribute to the team...

• Project Management: Create and manage a detailed plan and schedule for testing, validating, and delivering payload equipment.

• Procurement: Oversee suppliers: pick the right ones, ensure they meet deadlines, and negotiate agreements.

• Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT): Work with engineering and testing teams to ensure the design can be manufactured and tested easily.

• Risk Management: Monitor risks, identify delays or issues, and propose solutions to keep the project on track.

• Leadership: Communicate updates and challenges with internal teams, suppliers, and customers.

About you...

• Strong experience in project management, industrial management, or a similar role.

• A Space Systems background, working on complex payload projects, ideally within optical instruments

• Excellent skills in understanding complex project schedules and solving issues.

• Good communicator who can simplify technical problems.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

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Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Programme & Project Management <JF-PP-PM>

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