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Systems Lead - Defence Program
£45,000 - 65,000
Defence
Abbey Street 71, South East London
£45,000 - 65,000
Requirements
Must:
- Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Mathematics or Physics, or significant Defence/Aerospace industry experience
- Strong Systems Engineering background across the full lifecycle (including System-of-Systems / capability delivery experience)
- Significant requirements experience (producing high-quality requirements and compliant solutions)
- Demonstrable experience applying engineering standards/practices aligned to ISO/IEEE/IEC frameworks
- Technical leadership and line management experience leading Systems engineers across programmes/projects
- Excellent technical documentation skills and experience participating in formal technical reviews
- Background in hands-on delivery of hardware, software or firmware embedded solutions
- INCOSE accreditation (ASEP/CSEP/ESEP) is desirable
- Familiarity with NCSC security processes and delivery of associated security artefacts is desirable
- Experience acting as an SME and developing new technical depth as required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance
Responsibilities
- Lead Systems Engineering activity across a programme/projects, owning Systems work packages and ensuring delivery to agreed plans, quality, schedule, and budget
- Support programme leadership with delegated engineering management responsibilities
- Provide technical direction and influence across requirements, architecture, design trade-offs, risk mitigation, and implementation approach
- Work closely with systems, hardware, firmware, and software architects/design authorities to ensure consistency and technical excellence
- Plan and lead technical/design reviews with senior stakeholders and customers
- Manage technical balance between requirements, solution maturity, risk, schedule, and cost
- Engage with customers and suppliers to define expectations and drive technical acceptance
- Support bids/proposals through effort/cost/risk estimation and technical input where required
- Mentor and coach engineers/discipline leads and contribute to capability improvement across the wider systems function
- Ensure information is handled in accordance with security policies and relevant government regulations
Description
We are recruiting a Systems Lead to join a major defence programme within a secure cyber environment. This is a senior Systems Engineering position with responsibility for leading delivery across a programme and multiple projects, ensuring robust lifecycle governance, technical coherence, and high-quality evidence to support acceptance.
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