Ensuring compliance with company and applicable standards, procedures, and customer requirements
Participate in Design and Acceptance reviews as a key stakeholder in the approval.
Supporting with Project Management, Project Leads to develop Project plans and ensure effective long term resource planning roadmaps
Providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development
Reporting to the Engineering Operations Manager
Champion process improvements and participate in lessons learned with a view to continuous improvement.
Establish and maintain Systems Engineering processes across our Space and Materials projects and programmes
Extend and maintain the Requirements Management System across our Space and Materials projects and programmes
Define and implement Systems Engineering Management plans for the complete lifecycle of our programmes
Enforce best practice across the Systems team and our Space and Materials projects and programmes through appropriate reviews and lessons learned.
Ensure Systems Engineering team resource allocations to projects are correct and effective
Lead and mentor Systems team members by providing coaching, training, performance evaluations, and fostering a culture of accountability, responsibility, and continuous professional growth in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures.

Broad experience of Systems Engineering principles covering the full life cycle of complex systems including requirements analysis, system design, integration, testing, and validation and operation.
A working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements (e.g. ECSS)
Experience in satellite systems design and lifecycle
Experience in implementing MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) methodologies into active programmes.
Knowledge of semiconductor materials manufacturing processes is desirable.
At least 5 years of equivalent Systems Engineering management
Process improvement goal driven.
Enforcing standards and adherence to process/quality where required.
Communication skills to justify/explain technical aspects to suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Flexitime hours
40 hours to be worked across Monday-Friday as fits both your needs and the needs of the role
Hybrid remote working possible with nominally 1-2 days per week onsite to support co-engineering sessions, and design reviews, and possible travel to suppliers premises or test sites.
33 days holiday including bank holidays
Pension scheme at 4% matched
Charity or cause you’re passionate about? Up to 5 volunteering days a year to support the things closest to you and make an impact
Super cool office and factory
the coffee is on us (and it’s certified carbon neutral too, our snazzy machine does anything from the humble americano to a superb flat white)
Pizza pay day
okay, it’s not always pizza, but if you’re at the office on pay day, lunch is on us
Your mental health is important! You’ll have access to Spill and Health Assured
an all-in-one mental health support platform offering completely anonymous therapy sessions to our whole team
Working with a passionate, friendly and highly motivated team
Maternity / Paternity benefits beyond statutory

Systems Engineering Lead

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