Product Delivery Manager - Material & Environmental Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Own the delivery and continuous improvement of Material Management and Product Environmental digital capabilities.
• Lead the development and optimisation of digital solutions covering materials databases, allowables, specifications, process records, batch pedigree, certificates, compliance data, and sustainability reporting.
• Develop product roadmaps, delivery plans, and prioritised backlogs aligned with engineering and programme requirements.
• Enable integration with the wider Digital Thread, providing end-to-end traceability from requirements and material selection through manufacturing, testing, and compliance evidence.
• Support digital workflows for materials selection, corrosion and compatibility, coatings and finishes, restricted substances, and obsolescence management.
• Establish technical baselines, methodologies, data models, and work instructions.
• Ensure digital solutions meet agreed quality, security, performance, airworthiness, and environmental compliance requirements.
• Capture, challenge, and consolidate requirements across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and other stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of new digital tools and processes through training, change management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Define appropriate access models, data governance, metadata standards, and controls for sensitive engineering and environmental information.
• Coordinate delivery across internal teams, suppliers, and system integrators.
• Monitor service performance, risks, technical debt, capacity, and dependencies.
• Drive incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Support vendor management, contract performance, licence optimisation, and technology evaluations.
• Identify opportunities for innovation in digital material pedigree, automated allowables integration, sustainability analytics, compliance dashboards, and evidence generation.
• Manage upgrades, enhancements, and decommissioning across the digital product lifecycle.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Materials Science, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience delivering digital engineering capabilities related to materials management and/or product environmental compliance.
• Experience within the Aerospace and/or Defence industry, with an understanding of regulated and safety-critical environments.
• Strong understanding of areas such as materials databases and allowables, material/process specifications, batch traceability, certificates, environmental compliance, and sustainability data.
• Strong knowledge of Digital Engineering, Model-Based Engineering, and Digital Thread principles.
• Experience managing complex delivery involving multiple stakeholders, suppliers, and distributed teams.
• Strong project, programme, or service management experience. ITIL, APM, or PRINCE2 qualifications are advantageous.
• Experience with SAFe or Agile delivery methodologies.
• Strong understanding of materials engineering and environmental compliance, including restricted substances, obsolescence, corrosion, compatibility, coatings, and finishes.
• Knowledge of REACH, RoHS, PFAS reduction, conflict minerals, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
• Experience managing suppliers and technology partners supporting materials databases, process/specification management, test data, and environmental compliance platforms.
• Understanding of aerospace materials assurance, material allowables, conformity records, material pedigree, and environmental declarations.