Senior Systems Engineer & Architecture Lead (Hybrid)

Forward Role; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role seeks a Principal Consultant in Systems Engineering to lead mission-critical programmes in Cheltenham. You will apply advanced systems thinking, drive architecture oversight, and set robust test and integration strategies in a high-security, safety-critical context.

Hybrid working in Cheltenham, with exposure to ISO 15288 and IEC 61508 standards, collaborating with C-suite and technical stakeholders to ensure quality and delivery across multiple delivery methodologies.

Qualifications

• Experience across the V Lifecycle stages.
• Proven architectural oversight, integration and testing.
• Familiarity with ISO 15288 and IEC 61508 and high-security environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive Systems Engineering activities across the full V Lifecycle.
• Provide architectural oversight, integration, and testing strategies.
• Champion engineering governance and quality improvement.
• Apply systems thinking to complex customer challenges.
• Support delivery across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-assurance solutions.

Skills

V Lifecycle

Architectural oversight

Integration testing

Governance

Systems thinking

Delivery methods

Stakeholder mgmt

ISO 15288

IEC 61508

High-security env

Job description

Forward Role seeks a Principal Consultant in Systems Engineering to lead mission-critical programmes in Cheltenham. You will apply advanced systems thinking, drive architecture oversight, and set robust test and integration strategies in a high-security, safety-critical context.

Hybrid working in Cheltenham, with exposure to ISO 15288 and IEC 61508 standards, collaborating with C-suite and technical stakeholders to ensure quality and delivery across multiple delivery methodologies.