Abingdon Chief Architect

Our Offer

We offer the opportunity to work at the forefront of engineering innovation within aerospace and defence, partnering with leading clients on transformative programmes.

• The chance to shape and deliver high-impact, large-scale engineering solutions
• A leadership role with significant influence across clients, delivery teams, and strategic growth initiatives
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge digital and sustainable transformation programmes
• A collaborative, global environment with access to diverse expertise and capabilities
• Strong career progression and professional development opportunities
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

Your role

• Lead the development and delivery of world-class engineering solutions at platform or major system level for a key aerospace and defence client
• Provide strategic architectural leadership, assessing client needs and driving digital and sustainable transformation across their value chain
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and CxOs, supporting sales, discovery, and early-stage engagements
• Shape and win new business by developing technical proposals, influencing requirements, and executing capture strategies for £5m+ opportunities
• Support delivery teams to ensure successful execution, stepping in to resolve issues and drive programmes back on track where required

Your profile

• Proven experience as a senior technical leader or engineering architect within aerospace and defence at platform or system level
• Strong background in digital transformation, engineering architecture, and complex multi-disciplinary solution design
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build long-term client relationships in a consultative environment
• Experience supporting business development activities including sales engagement, bid leadership, and opportunity growth
• Inspirational and collaborative leader, comfortable operating in a matrix environment with accountability for both individual and team success

What you'll love about working here

• Hybrid working
• Open access to digital learning platforms
• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@Capgemini

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
• Please opt in during the application process.

Need to know

• All roles will require a level of security clearance; This role requires SC clearance
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusivefuture is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We havebuilt a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.