Technical Manager – Obsolescence

This position is critical to maintaining the department’s ability to support both current and future business requirements across multiple programmes and contract commitments.The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the Obsolescence Management Service, ensuring equipment availability, mitigating supply chain risks, and supporting programme delivery throughout the product lifecycle.

Broad engineering experience gained within product development, manufacturing, support or service environments, with the ability to apply transferable knowledge from other industries.

Ideally they you will have Experience of obsolescence management, modification programmes, supportability activities and lifecycle management within a defence, aerospace or similarly regulated industry.

Core duties:

• Lead and manage obsolescence activities across assigned programmes and platforms

• Identify, assess and implement obsolescence resolutions to minimise operational and programme risk

• Support Modification (Mods) activities, ensuring equipment changes are effectively managed and delivered

• Manage and coordinate Last Time Buy (LTB) activities, including business case development and stakeholder engagement

• Deliver and administer STTE (Special-to-Type Test Equipment) management activities and associated projects

• Provide equipment management support, maintaining governance, configuration control and lifecycle visibility

• Develop Statements of Work (SoWs), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates and Technical Bid Reviews (TBRs) to support business development and contract delivery

• Work closely with engineering, procurement, programme management and customer teams to ensure effective management of obsolescence risks

• Maintain accurate records, metrics and reporting to support governance and decision-making

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Obsolescence Management Service