Sea Ceptor is a very successful, growing, innovative, high‑profile maritime air‑defence system that has secured multiple UK and export contracts. This leadership role reports to the Sea Ceptor Chief Systems Engineer (CSE) and is responsible for leading technical planning, analyses and investigations (independently or through a multi‑skilled project team) of complex problems, technical issues, risks & opportunities to provide conclusions & engineering artefacts. Alongside this, the role provides leadership & direction to the Performance Modelling team, acting as a customer (domestic & export) facing conduit to understand and deliver needs. Customer negotiation is required to drive new performance activity.
Responsibilities
* Sea Ceptor Technical Support
o Providing support to the CSE in leading technical planning, analyses and investigations of complex problems, technical issues, risks and opportunities to provide conclusions and engineering artefacts.
o Leading emerging technical studies to support the CSE, making proposals for technical development and risk reduction activities.
o Supporting the wider Sea Ceptor Engineering team on design decisions and investigations, advising on best technical course of action.
o Providing technical support to informal and formal peer reviews chaired by Technical Excellence and to Design Reviews.
o Assessing design maturity and system/technical readiness levels (DMA, SRL & TRLs) to enable appropriate risk assessment.
o Coordinating technical approval of Engineering Management Plan updates & coherency.
o Managing work‑package accountable on behalf of the CSE, delivering multiple system design artefacts, focusing on workload forecast and management of risks & opportunities.
o Handling budget management where applicable; may act in a purely technical capacity or as a work‑package manager for a technical task package.
* Weapon System Performance Lead
o Providing direction and clarity to the Performance Modelling & Assessment teams, managing their technical output and translating customer needs.
o Leading all Sea Ceptor Performance investigations and engaging with domestic and export customers, including potential customers.
o Co‑ordinating with the CAMM Performance Lead and in‑service support teams for funding and future requirements.
o Engaging with Simulation and Modelling team to develop modelling capability.
o Co‑ordinating all Sea Ceptor System Performance assessments and studies.
o Supporting technical queries on Sea Ceptor System Performance and behaviours.
o Maintaining liaison with the customer community (MIAD, dstl) for all performance activity.
* Supporting additional wider Sea Ceptor Systems team activities as required.
* Indirectly managing the performance modelling team (task package level).
Qualifications
* Established experience working across the Systems Engineering lifecycle.
* Experience in systems integration and system interface definition.
* Proven technical leadership and ability to engage with senior leadership.
* Ability to drive technical solutions from cross‑functional teams.
* Ability to manage uncertainty.
* Ability to work proactively and balance multiple concurrent tasks.
* Effective team player with good interpersonal and influencing skills.
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience.
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2‑3 days per week on‐site due to workload classification.
Security clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations regarding nationality and work rights may apply. Successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).
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