Ross Wilson

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT ROSS WILSON

Motivated and highly committed Vice President of Engineering for Radar and Advanced Targeting LoB within Leonardo Electronics UK. Up to 2023 holding the role of Typhoon Sector Chief Engineer and Engineering Manager with a proven delivery track record across the full range of engineering disciplines and large scale programmes. With over 20 years of experience in the international Defence industry. Offering expertise in Engineering, Programme and Process control, Development and Innovation, Business planning, with aptitude in assessing programme risk and opportunity.• An energetic self-starter with business relevant experience in meeting the needs of high profile external customers, seeking to influence military budgets by providing high end capabilities while ensuring value is maintained for the business.• Balancing multiple responsibilities as an engineering role model and guardian with the need to be an active leader of the programme management team and wider IPT to drive and govern the development and production of our specialist product portfolio.• Controlling and acting as a key decision maker both internally and externally, ensuring costs and cash flow are managed, reflecting the commercial goals of the business. • Equally active in leading and exploiting innovative and creative opportunities in the development world providing guidance into capability and offering briefings for key campaigns and key business decisions; bids, resource solutions, re-use and maturity.Most recently leading UKs Typhoon E-Scan upgrade programme, leaning on the core competencies, customer focus, leadership and innovation principles. Key skills:• Large scale product engineering management and leadership• Engineering guidance and governance• Innovative “solutioneering” • Leadership & communication qualities• People development• Problem solving• Relationship building