Head of Systems Engineering

Copello Global Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence consultancy sector is seeking a Head of Systems and Supportability Engineering. In this role, you will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, set strategic vision, and engage in high-level project deliverables. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and extensive experience in requirements management and Systems Engineering. This position offers an excellent opportunity to shape and develop a team focused on delivering complex solutions for government projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with requirements management in a defence context.
• Knowledge of the UK acquisition framework.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplined teams.

Responsibilities

• Setting vision and strategy for the department.
• Leading team meetings and activities.
• Providing technical guidance and project support.

Skills

Requirements Engineering

Integrated Logistical Support

MBSE

Engineering Governance

Stakeholder Management

Technical Guidance

Tools

DOORS/Dimensions RM

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, generation/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.