Systems Engineering Lead

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Stevenage is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead to improve best practices within the Data Link Systems team. Responsibilities include providing support for system design, engaging stakeholders, and promoting shared collaboration. Ideal candidates will have broad systems engineering experience and understanding of MBSE methodologies. This role offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Company bonus up to 21% of base salary

Pension contributions up to 14%

Flexi leave up to 15 additional days

Enhanced parental leave options

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Experience covering the full lifecycle of systems engineering.
• Capability to implement MBSE methodologies into programs.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Promote and drive best practice across the Data Link Systems group.
• Provide education and consultancy style system design support.
• Engage with stakeholders to align processes and approaches.

Skills

Broad Systems Engineering experience

Understanding of Systems Engineering methods

Understanding of MBSE methodologies

Stakeholder management experience

Experience in systems architecture design

Ability to work autonomously

Job description

Stevenage

An opportunity has arisen to join the Data Link Systems team within the Seekers and Data Link Systems directorate as Systems Engineering Lead.

The role will involve supporting projects in their use of current and emerging systems engineering processes, methods and tools, whilst concurrently being actively involved in developing and promoting best practice usage to improve efficiency and consistency across UK projects.

Job Title: Data Link Systems - Systems Engineering Lead - Datalink Systems

Salary: Circa £65,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Balance of on-site/off-site working open to discussion, part time can be considered

Security Clearance: British Citizen. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more

The opportunity

We are looking for a Systems Engineering Lead to promote and drive best practice across the Data Link Systems group.

You will shape how we approach our programmes, considering the needs and expectations of customers, the capability of technology and third party suppliers.

Day to day you'll be key in providing education, training and consultancy style, system design support to key programmes, tailored to their needs to ensure maximum benefit is obtained from best practice use. Within this role you will be involved in supporting the development of team members as they build their Systems Engineering knowledge - assessing core Systems Engineering techniques, developing and delivering process improvement and behavioural change to teams.

Within this role you will also ensure consideration of a full lifecycle approach to the design of systems into programme teams. Influencing the Systems Engineering approach of new business, supporting established programmes in tailoring process, and shaping the direction during transitions between phases.

You’ll be working with our key partners in MBDA UK (programmes and departments) to improve how we collaborate from a systems engineering viewpoint, to achieve our goals as efficiently as possible, along with engaging with stakeholders across all MBDA National sites (e.g. MBDA France, Italy, etc.) to align processes and approaches.

What we're looking for from you

• Broad Systems Engineering experience covering the full life cycle.
• An individual with an understanding of state of the art Systems Engineering methods and their application in the domain i.e. experience of lifecycle issues on major projects.
• Ability to understand and implement MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) methodologies into practicing programmes.
• Capable of working autonomously and proactively, dealing with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently.
• Stake holder management experience.
• Experience of systems architecture design.
• Experience supporting colleagues development.

Our company

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