System Engineer Lead

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit a Command & Control Sub-System Engineering Lead subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract, with very likely extension. The role will be onsite 3‑4 days per week, with a 4‑day working week (Monday to Thursday) acceptable. This role would suit candidates with a strong background as a Senior Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering Lead, Systems Engineering Team Lead, Principal Systems Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, Systems Architect or Technical Lead within a systems engineering and Defence or Aerospace environment.

Rate: £70.00 per hour. Overtime Rate:
Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week will be paid at time and a quarter.

Location:

Bristol. Hybrid / Remote working:
The role will be onsite 3‑4 days per week. Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension; contracts are often ongoing and long‑term thereafter. IR35 status:
Inside IR35 (Umbrella). Interview process:
One stage video interview.

• Provide day‑to‑day management, direction and technical leadership (including activity tracking and project reporting) of the multi‑functional Common Architecture Team (CAT).
• Lead the capture, derivation, and refinement of subsystem requirements for the Command & Control subsystem.
• Work collaboratively with the CAT to deliver the Command & Control sub‑system functional architecture.
• Identify and capture functional risks, opportunities, issues and assumptions and their associated mitigation strategies.

• Product development / systems thinking mindset.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Experience across the systems engineering / product development lifecycle, with an emphasis on successful project delivery.
• Experience of functional design and development.
• Proactive and self‑managing, with an ability to work under pressure to deliver successful outcomes on demanding timescales.
• Practical knowledge and experience of system engineering processes and tools (e.g. IBM Rhapsody, IBM DOORS, IBM Engineering Workflow Management).
• Experience designing complex systems in a defence or other highly regulated environment.
• Experience working in or leading a cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Experience developing air defence or LDEW complex weapon systems.