Lead Systems Engineer

As a Lead or Principal Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of next-generation mission computing systems for military aircraft platforms. You will lead cross-disciplinary engineering teams through the full system life-cycle, ensuring regulatory compliance, technical integrity, and stakeholder alignment. Your structured approach, calm leadership under pressure, and commitment to ownership will be key to delivering high-performance, safety-critical systems in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the integrity and suitability of the design of next generation mission computing products and for leading the life-cycle management of the product, including design reviews, verification, and qualification activities.

• Lead the full systems engineering life-cycle from stakeholder needs analysis through to delivery, verification, and certification.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams across software, hardware and safety domains.
• Manage requirements using DOORS, ensuring traceability, audit readiness, and V&V evidence.
• Conduct risk management reviews and change control governance for engineering activities.
• Utilise Model Based Systems Engineering to create a robust model of the system being developed
• Follow Systems Engineering processes to develop technical solutions to engineering problems
• Collaborate with the system, hardware and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence
• Involvement in the full life-cycle from requirements analysis to delivery

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