Systems Engineering Manager

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defense technology seeks a Systems Engineering Manager in Bristol. The role involves leading a team, managing systems engineering tasks, and driving innovation across engineering projects. Candidates should possess leadership expertise and a solid engineering background, with proven experience in complex project delivery.

Benefits

Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week

Half day finish on a Friday

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance with optional family cover

Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in relevant roles.
• Strong systems engineering understanding and leadership.
• Experience with complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Systems Engineering staff effectively.
• Define and manage system level requirements.
• Collaborate with functions to improve engineering quality.

Skills

Leadership

Systems Engineering

Project Management

Planning

Communication

Coordination

IT Skills

SysML

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Post Graduate Degree

Tools

DOORS

System Architect

Rhapsody

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Systems Engineering Manager

Job Location – Bristol, UK

Job ID – 24002

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Bristol is our headquarters for our Maritime UK businesses which provides warship automation systems through control and simulation solutions that are in service on Albion Class Landing Platform Docks and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. More systems are being developed and delivered for Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. We have additional Maritime UK sites across Burgess Hill, Barrow-In-Furness and Portchester. Together, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers.

L3Harris in Portchester are the maritime industry’s autonomy partner of choice, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers. We have delivered more than 100 autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) systems.

We’re looking for a sharp, strategic Systems Engineering Manager to lead and scale out growing team – drive innovation, streamline complexity and shape the future of our capabilities. You’ll bring proven leadership, deep systems engineering expertise, and hands-on experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

Management:

• Ensure Systems Engineering staff are enabled to execute their roles effectively and efficiently.
• Carry out annual performance reviews for staff.
• Carry out resource matrix management for Systems Engineers deployed across multiple projects, manage demand across projects, review workforce planning and carry out recruitment activities to meet business needs.
• Support the development of Systems Engineering capability within the company (process and tools).
• Monitor adherence to, and review training needs, with respect to corporate and local engineering processes.

Requirements Engineering:

• Definition and management of system level requirements.
• Management of Verification and Validation (V&V) evidence and understand the importance of traceability to customer requirements.
• Experience of managing system level compliance documentation and management of concessions.
• Reviewing and communicating the impact of changes to the technical baseline.
• Development of V&V test plans.
• To review the verification evidence received from key suppliers for compliance, either personally or through liaison with suitably qualified experienced personnel.
• Support lower-level decomposition of requirements traceable to customer requirements.
• Produce and/or support production of subsystem definitions and equipment specifications, in support of hardware engineering business functions.
• Production of acceptance and selection criteria; and the technical evaluation of supplier responses.

Engineering Process:

• Collaborate with other business functions to produce and review engineering work packages and associated work breakdown structures.
• Support engineering initiatives to improve engineering quality and adherence to engineering process.

Architectural Design:

• Support domain specialists in the definition and management of subsystem black box, white box and system interface diagrams.

Other:

• Support design reviews and workshops to gain acceptance of the company designs from customer and project team stakeholders.
• Capture voids in designs and present these to stakeholders.
• Other ad hoc tasks as agreed with the line manager or work package lead.
• Provide technical representation for the company to customers and suppliers and deputise for the technical manager(s) on occasions, where appropriate.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Equivalent of Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Post Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience working on complex engineering projects;
• Excellent understanding of systems concepts, context, boundaries, interfaces, system hierarchy and the principles of system partitioning in order to help manage complexity.
• Excellent planning, communications, and co-ordination skills;
• Excellent IT skills (Experience with DOORS is essential; System Architect or Rhapsody would be beneficial);
• Knowledge of SysML (Systems Modelling Language).
• Understands the characteristics of good quality requirements, elicitation methods and tools.
• Good knowledge of Systems Design methodologies.
• Able to understand detail and a low level of fidelity in technical decision making.
• Good understanding of requirements engineering within Defence Projects – preferred

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.