Systems Engineering Manager

Raytheon Technologies; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense organization in Harlow is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to oversee a team and manage diverse military and civil projects. This role involves leading systems design, integration, and verification tasks. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering, proven leadership abilities, and knowledge in systems modelling. The position offers a hybrid working model and a range of benefits including flexible working arrangements and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Early finish Fridays

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Paid volunteering days

Contributory Pension Scheme

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience managing a systems engineering team across the product development lifecycle.
• Experience in developing systems engineering capabilities across programmes.
• Knowledge of the certification process as part of the overall system lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the systems engineering team, managing resource allocation.
• Prepare technical proposals for bids.
• Conduct requirements analysis and management tasks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership

Workload management

Education

Degree in engineering or related subject

Tools

Systems modelling approaches

Simulation

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has become available at Raytheon UK for a Systems Engineering Manager to join our Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) division. This role involves supporting a variety of programmes and R&D initiatives, while contributing to the growth of our engineering capability—a key driver of the business’s strategic expansion.

Based at our Harlow site on a hybrid working model (3 days on-site), you will report directly to the ATMS Senior Engineering Manager.

As the Systems Engineering Manager, you will lead the systems engineering team, overseeing resource allocation and providing technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of military and civil projects worldwide. We are pleased to be able to offer CPD and wider opportunities as part of the growing engineering team in Raytheon UK.

Raytheon UK

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our ATMS business has heritage in the development, manufacture, sustainment and support of secondary surveillance radar technology. Out technology is relied upon to marshal more than two-thirds of the world’s air traffic due to its precision accuracy and ability to detect aircraft even within the most crowded airspace. Designed and manufactured in the UK, our products are exported globally to RTX customers in more than 45 countries.

Responsibilities

• Accountable manager for the ATMS System Engineering team (12 Systems Engineers) supporting all programmes
• Leading preparation of technical proposals in responses to bids
• Leading requirements analysis and management tasks – from capturing customer requirements to developing requirement sets for sub-systems & suppliers
• Leading systems design and development tasks – working both internally and closely with the existing supply chain and strategic partnerships to develop technical solutions
• Leading systems integration, verification and validation tasks – from developing sub-system level test specifications, through to generating compliance matrices to allow sign-off of top-level systems for delivery
• Defining the systems capabilities aspects of the APNT technology and product roadmaps

Required Experience

• Degree in an engineering (or related) subject
• Experience in accountability for and management of a systems engineering team across the product development lifecycle
• Experience in workload management and dynamic tasking across several projects for the systems function
• Experience in developing systems engineering capabilities across programmes and staffing experience levels
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to travel throughout UK, Europe and the US
• Eligible for BPSS and SC clearance levels
• Surveillance radar domain knowledge and/or experience
• Experience in systems modelling approaches and simulation
• Knowledge of the certification process as part of the overall system lifecycle

Benefits and Work Culture

• Early finish Fridays, with a 37 hr working week
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.
• 25 days holiday, increasing with service, + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
• Private Medical Insurance

RTX

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.