Systems Engineering Lead

Quest Global; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead to guide a team of junior engineers in the UK Defence and Aerospace sector. This role involves hands-on coaching and technical oversight to ensure projects are delivered effectively. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems engineering principles and experience in regulated industries. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will help shape the future of engineering services. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience in regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of junior engineers, providing mentoring and support.
• Ensure effective project scoping and requirements capture.

Skills

Systems Engineering Principles

Requirements Management

Technical Documentation Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Coaching and Mentoring

Systems Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree or Chartered Engineer Status

Tools

IBM DOORS

MBSE

SysML

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Systems Engineering Lead

Job Description

The Systems Engineering Lead will guide a small team of junior engineers working in a dockyard environment, supporting facilities engineering and major infrastructure projects. This role may include but is not limited to: providing hands-on coaching, technical oversight, and leadership to ensure projects are properly scoped and delivered using sound systems thinking principles, facilitating stakeholder workshops, helping shape pragmatic approaches to complex and real-world infrastructure problems, and ensuring the team delivers clear value through practical execution across the project lifecycle.

We are looking to expand our Systems and Project Engineering capability, specifically in leadership roles, and are keen to hear from you if you feel ready to take the next step in your career.

Work Experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a small team of junior and graduate systems engineers, providing mentoring, coaching, and support in their development.
• Apply and promote practical systems thinking in support of infrastructure and facilities maintenance projects.
• Ensure project scoping, requirements capture, and problem definition are done effectively and collaboratively.
• Act as the primary systems engineering interface with the customer for complex projects.
• Review and guide the development of technical documentation including requirement sets, interface definitions, V&V plans, and logical architectures.
• Support the integration of systems engineering with wider project engineering, design, and assurance processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering methods, tools, and templates.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline; Master’s degree or working towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) status preferred.
• Typically 5+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g., aerospace, nuclear, maritime, infrastructure, oil and gas).
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, system architecture, integration, and verification and validation.
• Confident communicator with experience leading meetings and working directly with customers or stakeholders. Ability to engage with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and cross-functional groups to align systems engineering practices with business objectives.
• Experience coaching or mentoring junior engineers or team members.
• Experience applying systems thinking in environments with legacy systems, real-world constraints, and evolving problem sets.
• Experience in defining, developing, and maturing systems engineering capabilities, including tools, processes, and methodologies.
• Exposure to systems engineering frameworks such as INCOSE SE Handbook.
• Experience with systems modeling tools (e.g., MBSE, SysML).
• Experience with IBM DOORS.
• Experience aligning systems engineering with BIM or digital twin frameworks.
• Familiarity with asset management, maintenance planning, or operational aspects.

About us

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest-growing engineering services firms, with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise across top OEMs in seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary organization, driven by aspiration, hunger, and humility.

We seek humble geniuses who believe engineering can make the impossible possible; innovators inspired by technology and driven to design, develop, and test as trusted partners for Fortune 500 customers.

As a diverse team of engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, we’d love to hear from you.

Additional details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering, Consulting, and Management
• Industries: Engineering Services, Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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