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Systems Engineering Lead
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 75 - 80 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Our client, a leading defence technology company, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Lead to join their team in Buckinghamshire on an initial 6-month contract.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring full lifecycle systems engineering experience, ideally within complex defence domains such as RF systems, Electronic Warfare (EW), or Defence Communications.
Key responsibilities include:
* Lead systems engineering activities across the full lifecycle: requirements capture, design, development, integration, verification, validation, and acceptance.
* Work closely with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-integrity defence solutions.
* Define and manage system architectures, interfaces, and design documentation.
* Engage with stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to ensure requirements are well understood and satisfied.
* Support the preparation of bids, proposals, and technical documentation.
* Ensure rigorous configuration management and compliance with relevant standards.
* Lead system-level integration and testing activities, supporting test planning, execution, and reporting.
Required Skills & Experience:
* Proven experience delivering end-to-end systems engineering within a defence, RF, Electronic Warfare, or Communications environment.
* Proficient in IBM DOORS for requirements management.
* Strong knowledge of systems engineering best practices and standards (e.g., ISO 15288, ARP4754).
* Experience in systems architecture, interface definition, and design documentation.
* Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is desirable.
* Comfortable working in a classified, safety-critical, or secure environment.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and communication skills.
Role will require candidates to be eligible for SC clearance.
The role will require the successful candidate to be onsite circa 4 days per week. Role is inside IR35 paying circa £75 per hourBefore You Apply
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