Job Description
Equipment Chief Systems Engineer – Actuation Systems
Lead all systems engineering design activities within the Actuation Systems Centre of Excellence, delivering actuation systems on UK and international projects. Provide systems engineering leadership across multiple contracts, spanning the full systems engineering life cycle with a focus on high integrity solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage systems engineering tasks and work packages to deliver value outcomes
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and subject matter experts across multiple contracts
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including UK and European project customers and engineering domain specialists
• Influence systems design decisions to deliver realistic and successful technical input across a range of projects
• Manage and develop the systems engineering team to enhance skills and capabilities within the System Design Function and the Actuation Systems Centre of Excellence
The ideal candidate would ideally have:
• Practical experience applying systems engineering processes, methods and tools to develop complex products, ideally in defence/aerospace or high integrity systems
• Proven capability managing technical complexity and influencing multiple stakeholders
• Experience managing a systems engineering team to deliver project and business outcomes
The ideal candidate must have:
• Strong systems thinking and systems engineering leadership skills
• Ability to thrive in an environment with uncertainty and change
This position offers a lucrative benefits package, which includes but is not inclusive of:
• Bonus scheme of up to 27% (based on company performance)
• Annual pay reviews and promotion reviews based on personal performance
• Pension scheme (total contribution of up to 14%)
• Private healthcare
• Car allowance of £300 per month
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave, up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity, neonatal leave, and fertility treatments
• Subsidised site facilities and restaurants
• Free parking
• Excellent career progression and training/career development opportunities
If this role looks like your next challenge, please contact Keelan ASAP or apply via this advert!
Please note that due to the nature of the client’s business, only candidates who currently hold full British Citizenship (without limitations) or Dual Nationality (inclusive of British Citizenship) will be considered.