Systems Lead - Programme

The Systems Lead - Programme role is responsible for, and assures, a hierarchical implementation of the ISO 15288 processes and practices across the Systems Engineering life cycle, for the assigned programme/multiple projects. This Lead role owns the solution in response to the collective technical requirements for a programme/set of projects; furthering the clarity of the requirements for engagement and flow down to the other disciplines;

quantifying the relationships of the projects in the programme; managing the delivery of the required deliverables associated to the candidate solution/capability, whilst also assuring the evidence-base offers a managed approach to progressive acceptance. As a professional at this grade, they need to be able to apply their technical and leadership knowledge, making independent judgements based on reasoned decision making and significant previous experience.

Often seen as a referral point or more senior team member, to escalate more complex challenges and opportunities to both the programme and Systems discipline. This role is expected to act independently with minimal guidance and may mentor programme/project managers/other discipline leads/engineers/early careers.

• Represents the Systems discipline as the lead Systems Engineer assigned to a programme/projects, owning the totality of the Systems assigned work packages and tasking, to deliver obligations and commitments to the agreed processes, plans, quality, schedule and budget.
• Supports the Engineering Programme Lead (EPL) in delivering the delegated engineering management obligations of a programme, to the agreed plans, budget and schedule. Defines the team resources needed and delegates leadership and technical responsibilities applicable to the assigned work packages and assurance tasks to the allocated systems project teams.
• Is responsible for all aspects of the development of technical capabilities/solutions for large and complex engineering problems, demonstrate alignment to Systems Engineering practices, principles and processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.
• Supports and assures each project allocated Principal System Lead in the development of technical capabilities/solutions assuring the application of applicable practices, principles and processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied on each project in the programme/assigned project.
• Quantifies and implements a marriage of technical processes and technical management processes to achieve the desired capability/solution, delivering Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the engineering development lifecycle, to result in a positive outcome.
• Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across the programme, such that the optimal approach, applicable processes, risk mitigations, architecture, design, and implementation are selected/identified.
• Work closely with the system, hardware, firmware and software architects and design authorities to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.
• Plan and deliver design reviews, to senior management and customers, to a level of clarity and quality to ensure a successful event/outcome.
• Leads, manages and reports Systems aspects of the programme to achieve optimal balance between requirements, solution maturity, technical risk, schedule and cost.
• Manage customers and external suppliers to define and achieve expectations and objectives, for the System lead to achieve acceptance via the technical capability and related products.
• Ensure and review technical/task proposals, providing accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract award.
• Technically lead other programme/project discipline lead/s, working with programme management and the engineering programme lead, to create proposals associated to the technical solution, that drive down project costs, risk and increase margin.
• Reviews and signs off significant technical documents; frequently supporting the technical review chair with the significant deliverables.
• Manage security of information as defined in the…