Systems Design Authority

Electus Recruitment Solutions; East Knighton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Electus Recruitment Solutions is seeking a System Design Authority to own complex maritime system design decisions for next generation surface ship programmes.

You will influence requirements, architecture and delivery end-to-end from a technical authority perspective.

Qualifications

• Proven Systems Engineering experience across complex engineered products or systems.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, integration and lifecycle delivery.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical oversight across the full system lifecycle from requirements capture through to acceptance.
• Translating customer needs into clear system specifications and architectural solutions.
• Defining system interfaces, integration approaches and verification strategies.
• Supporting technical risk identification and mitigation across bids and delivery.
• Leading system engineering reviews and supporting acceptance activities including trials.
• Acting as technical authority for system design quality and engineering outputs.

Skills

Systems engineering

System architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Verification & validation

Technical leadership

Job description

System Design Authority

You will take ownership of complex maritime system design decisions shaping next generation capability for surface ship programmes. This role gives you end to end influence across requirements, architecture and delivery.

What you will need

• British citizen eligible for Security Clearance (SC)
• Ability to obtain SC clearance if not already held
• Strong background in systems engineering within a complex engineering environment
• Experience working across the systems engineering lifecycle from requirements through to validation
• Ability to interpret customer requirements and guide technical decision making

Salary and rewards

Competitive salary and benefits

What you will be doing

• Leading technical oversight across the full system lifecycle from requirements capture through to acceptance
• Translating customer needs into clear system specifications and architectural solutions
• Defining system interfaces, integration approaches and verification strategies
• Supporting technical risk identification and mitigation across bids and delivery
• Leading system engineering reviews and supporting acceptance activities including trials
• Acting as technical authority for system design quality and engineering outputs

Your experience

• Proven Systems Engineering experience across complex engineered products or systems
• Strong understanding of system architecture, integration and lifecycle delivery
• Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and stakeholders
• Ability to analyse complex technical problems and define structured solutions
• Experience supporting verification, validation and acceptance activities
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence technical decisions

Useful Domain knowledge (can be developed on the job)

• Systems engineering and systems engineering lifecycle delivery
• Sonar and underwater acoustics
• Maritime security systems
• Marine technology
• Mine warfare
• Anti submarine warfare
• Command and control systems including network architectures and software

Where you will work

Winfrith, working onsite 3 to 4 days per week with flexibility discussed.

Due to the projects worked on, the successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance).

Foreign travel may be required to support trials, demonstrations and acceptance activities.

This is a permanent role.