Lead Systems Engineer
1 day ago
Portsmouth
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., • 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.