Instrumentation Lead Engineer
Onsite | Telford | Full Time, Perm
About Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a defence engineering company based in the UK. We design, manufacture and support military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers.
Position Overview
Reporting to Head of Test & Verification the Instrumentation Lead Engineer will be responsible for leading the delivery of instrumentation capability across the Challenger 3 (CR3) Trials Programme, ensuring high-quality, reliable data is captured to support system verification, validation and defect resolution.
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead and develop a growing team of instrumentation engineers, including performance management, coaching and workload planning.
- Own the instrumentation and data capture strategy and delivery for the Challenger 3 trials programme, aligned to objectives, priorities and schedules.
- Plan and manage instrumentation resources to support multiple concurrent trials across locations and evolving programme demands.
- Act as the technical authority for instrumentation, providing subject matter expertise to inform programme decisions and trial approaches.
- Ensure instrumentation solutions are safe, compliant and effective, promoting a strong Health & Safety culture across all trial activities.
- Oversee the delivery of accurate, repeatable and high-quality data, ensuring it supports verification, validation and root cause analysis.
- Be accountable for data integrity, accessibility and compliance with security, export control and data management requirements.
- Manage instrumentation assets and budget, ensuring equipment is available, fit for purpose and effectively controlled within approved limits.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of instrumentation capability, including tools, processes and ways of working.
