Senior Systems Engineer & Architecture Lead (Glasgow)

Thales Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Annual bonus

Job summary

Thales Group in Glasgow is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive system design activities across the project lifecycle, from requirements elicitation through to Solution Architecture. You will define interfaces, manage cross-domain dependencies and lead de-risk activities to ensure robust, VC-compliant designs.

Reporting to the PDA and coordinating with IVVQ teams, you will collaborate with multiple disciplines to align technical dependencies and deliver a coherent, risk-mitigated solution

Qualifications

• Security Clearance (SC) is required for this role.
• Proven ability to lead a team and deliver within schedule, cost and quality constraints.
• Ability to apply multiple co-engineering techniques to inform design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the systems design activities across the project lifecycle, from requirements elicitation to solution architecture.
• Define the technical solution and manage interfaces between system functional chains.
• Oversee upfront IVVQ activities and support the IVVQ Manager throughout the lifecycle.
• Perform design trades to optimize the solution while communicating decisions to stakeholders.
• Lead de-risk activities to explore designs and mitigate risks during IVVQ and sell-off.
• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure coherence between low level and system design and to align dependencies.

Job description

Thales Group in Glasgow is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive system design activities across the project lifecycle, from requirements elicitation through to Solution Architecture. You will define interfaces, manage cross-domain dependencies and lead de-risk activities to ensure robust, VC-compliant designs.

Reporting to the PDA and coordinating with IVVQ teams, you will collaborate with multiple disciplines to align technical dependencies and deliver a coherent, risk-mitigated solution