Our client is a rapidly growing business designing some of the most innovative and interesting applications for the marine industry. If you are a meticulous individual with a passion for working on cutting edge projects, this could be ideal for you.
Lead Systems Engineer
Marine applications
Permanent
£60,000 - £70,000 per annum
Role Overview
You will lead technical governance, shape delivery strategies, and support the development of engineering capability across the organisation.
Responsibilities
* Define and own the system architecture, integration strategy, and technical assurance approach across the full platform.
* Lead systems engineering activities from concept development through delivery, qualification, and in-service support.
* Oversee the decomposition and traceability of top-level requirements into subsystem specifications and verification plans.
* Act as the technical authority on system-level decisions, risk management, and trade-offs.
* Chair technical reviews and ensure engineering governance is applied consistently across delivery teams.
* Engage directly with customers, regulators, and partners to align on system-level requirements, compliance, and performance.
* Mentor and support systems engineers across programmes, driving discipline development and best practices.
* Collaborate with programme and product leaders to shape roadmaps, resolve integration risks, and manage change.
* Support technical input to bids, proposals, and new programme mobilisation.
Qualifications and Experience
Required
* Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
* 7+ years' experience in the development and delivery of complex engineering systems, ideally within defence, maritime, aerospace, or other regulated sectors.
* Proven experience leading systems engineering across the full lifecycle, including architecture, integration, and V&V.
* Expertise in systems thinking, requirements engineering, interface management, and cross-domain integration.
* Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
* Demonstrated ability to provide technical governance and assurance in multidisciplinary settings.
Desirable
* Experience delivering against maritime class approval or similar regulatory frameworks (e.g. Lloyd's, DNV).
* Familiarity with MBSE approaches and tools (e.g. SysML, Cameo, Capella).
* Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and digital engineering toolchains.
* Background in platform-level integration, resilience design, and staged delivery models (e.g. TRL frameworks).
Benefits
* Private Healthcarewith optional family cover
* Life Assurance (4 x salary)
* Critical Illness Cover
* Ongoing professional development and training
* Access to LinkedIn Learning
* Pension contribution
* Flexible Working
* A culture of diversity and innovative thinking
Candidates must be able to obtain BPSS clearance and should have the right to work in the UK.
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