Head of Systems Engineering

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the defence sector seeks a Head of Systems and Supportability Engineering. This strategic role involves guiding multidisciplinary teams, enhancing training, and ensuring high-quality project deliverables. The ideal candidate will have a strong consultancy background, particularly in defence, and will be skilled in requirements engineering and systems architecture.

Qualifications

• Experience in defence consultancy with a focus on systems engineering.
• Strong knowledge of UK acquisition processes.
• Expertise in managing project deliverables with high quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Setting vision and strategy for the department in collaboration with other leads.
• Coaching on Systems Engineering and ILS tools.
• Providing technical guidance and reviews for high-quality project deliverables.

Skills

Delivering Requirements Engineering

Integrated Logistical Support

MBSE

Engineering Governance

Requirements management within defence

Knowledge of the UK acquisition framework

Experience of DOORS/Dimensions RM software

Understanding of complex system of systems

Capability Development of new tools

Leading multi-disciplined teams

Job description

Job Description

The right applicant for this role will be someone who has a consultancy or Defence background, with the ability to work autonomously or within engineering and cross-functional teams. The Head of Systems and Supportability Engineering will grow a team around them, and alongside other departments, to set strategy and deliver multi-disciplinary support to some of the most complex Government programmes. This team manage requirements at all stages of the Systems Engineering lifecycle, including elicitation of capability/user requirements, /management of system requirements, testing and acceptance.

As the Head of Systems and Supportability Engineering your focus will be developing:

• System and System of Systems Architecture
• MBSE
• Integrated Logistics/Product Support
• Engineering Management
• Engineering Governance.

You will be responsible for:

• Setting the vision and strategy for the department in collaboration with the other department leads.
• Leading team meetings to share knowledge, co-ordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues.
• Allocating consultants to projects and accounts in support of the business, working with the Account Leads to successfully meet demand.
• Identifying and setting up training courses for members of the department based on their training needs.
• Coaching people on the use of Systems Engineering and ILS tools and techniques.
• Supporting Account Leads by writing technical approaches within bids and presenting to prospective customers. Collaborating with Account Leads to identify need for new capability across all our customers.
• Working on projects, providing technical guidance and review to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations.

Skills:

• Delivering Requirements Engineering, Integrated Logistical Support, MBSE, and Engineering Governance in a consultancy context.
• Experience of requirements management within defence
• Knowledge of the UK acquisition framework (e.g. Business Cases, URD, SRD, CONEMP/CONUSE, ITEAP, etc.)
• Experience of DOORS/Dimensions RM software to support requirements management.
• Understanding of complex system of system projects and programmes, especially with respect to integration activities and SoS performance setting and acceptance.
• Capability Development of new tools and techniques.
• Providing technical guidance and reviews to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations.
• Leading multi-disciplined teams in a consultancy setting.
• Managing a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Developing employees and teams through internal and external training.