Chief Systems Engineering & Transformation Leader

IBA

Louvain-la-Neuve

Remote

EUR 96,000 - 145,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Belgian company with growth ambitions

Strategic leadership role

Flexible/remote working options

Autonomy and ownership

Job summary

IBA Technologies Entity seeks a Head of Systems Engineering to lead a 25-person multidisciplinary team including Systems Architects, Requirements Engineers, and Verification & Validation Engineers. You will drive a renewed Systems Engineering approach, increasing structure, scalability, reliability, and traceability across the product lifecycle.

You will translate the vision into actionable practices, engage stakeholders, and lead strategic MBSE initiatives in safety-critical, regulated

Qualifications

Master's degree in a relevant field with leadership in a complex engineering environment.
10+ years in complex systems development with at least 5 years in leadership.
Experience leading MBSE transformations with Polarion, EA, SysML/UML.

Responsibilities

Shape and drive the Systems Engineering vision and roadmap, translating objectives into concrete practices.
Lead MBSE adoption and maturity across tools and lifecycle traceability.
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of Systems Architects, Requirements Engineers, and Verification & Validation Engineers.
Oversee end-to-end Systems Engineering lifecycle from needs to validation and integration.
Strengthen governance with clear requirements flow-down, interface definition and change control.
Define and drive system verification and validation strategy for safety-critical environments.
Provide leadership on escalations, root cause analysis, and lifecycle topics.
Ensure continuity between legacy and future product generations.