Systems Delivery Lead

Copello; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead for a defence project in Greater London. The successful candidate will manage risks, lead design reviews, and provide design expertise. Candidates must have experience in large defence programmes and possess current SC clearance. This role requires onsite presence 3-4 days a week and offers a competitive rate.

Qualifications

• Required current SC clearance or eligibility for SC.
• Experience working within a senior role.
• Comfortable working towards agreed project milestones.

Responsibilities

• Define & manage risks within the delivery of the programme.
• Provide inputs to plans and work package planning.
• Support and lead design reviews with the end customer.

Skills

Experience within large defence programmes across RF

Strong communication skills

Technical understanding of product/systems full lifecycle

Man-management experience

Design and integration of complex electronics

Job description

Copello are recruiting for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a defence organisation on an initial 12 month contract to provide systems &
engineering design expertise across a legacy project.

The Systems Engineering Lead will be working within a large project providing technical design decisions across a multidisciplinary ensuring
delivery of the programme.

Duties of the Systems Engineering Lead include:

• Working with the Senior Programme Management team to define & manage risks within the delivery of the programme,ensuring that budgets and schedules are adhered to.
• Working with the Project Manager to provide inputs to plans and work package planning.
• Support and or lead design reviews with the end customer, as well as leading parallel internal reviews with the Engineering VP.
• Work with Systems Design Authority to provide direct
• design, development and supply chain tasks to the Electronic Leads & Project Managers.
• Providing key inputs into integration and test planning activities to validate system design.

The Systems Engineering Lead will require the following skills and experience:

• Experience within large defence programmes across RF, Electronic Warfare, Datalinks or Comms
• Experience of working within a senior role, ideally with some man-management experience
• Strong communicator who is comfortable reporting to senior and executive level stakeholders
• Technical understanding of product/systems full lifecycle
• Understanding of design and integration of complex electronics or RF Systems
• Comfortable working towards agreed project milestones and budgets

Due to the nature of the project candidates will require current SC clearance or eligibility for SC.

This role will require 3/4 days a week onsite.
The project is initially around 12 months with the opportunity for it to be extended.

This role will be inside IR35 and is offering a highly competitive rate.