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Systems Engineer Team Lead

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Rochester, Medway

Expire in: 15 days

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Systems Team Lead to provide technical leadership, coordination, and delivery oversight across multidisciplinary engineering projects.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in systems or software engineering who enjoys leading teams, supporting project delivery, and helping shape engineering strategy. You will work closely with project managers, technical specialists, and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered effectively, on time, and to a high standard.

The position combines people leadership, project coordination, and technical oversight within a collaborative engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

  * Lead and coordinate systems and/or software engineering activities across multiple projects

  * Support project planning, scheduling, resource management, and delivery activities

  * Work with engineering and project teams to understand priorities, risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines

  * Provide regular updates on project progress, resourcing needs, and delivery status

  * Contribute to project estimates, planning activities, and ongoing budget management

  * Support continuous improvement initiatives and engineering best practice

  * Mentor and support engineers in their professional and career development

  * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project outcomes

Skills & Experience

  * Proven experience leading engineering teams within systems, software, or integrated engineering environments

  * Experience delivering complex technical projects to agreed schedules and budgets

  * Strong understanding of systems engineering and/or software development lifecycles

  * Experience with requirements management, design reviews, modelling, simulation, or technical assurance activities

  * Ability to manage stakeholders and coordinate across multiple disciplines

  * Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills

  * Degree-qualified (or equivalent experience) in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following areas would be beneficial, though not essential:

  * Safety-critical or highly regulated environments

  * Control systems, embedded systems, or real-time applications

  * Engineering lifecycle and requirements management tools

  * Systems modelling and simulation environments

The Team

You will be joining a collaborative engineering team focused on delivering complex technical solutions across a varied project portfolio. The role involves working closely with engineering managers and project leads to support both short-term delivery goals and longer-term strategic planning.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to combine hands-on technical understanding with leadership and team development responsibilities in a supportive and forward-thinking environment

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