Lead Systems Engineer

2 weeks ago

Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Owen Daniels Full time £60,000 - £70,000 per year

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 will include:

  • 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 Healthcare with 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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