Systems Engineering Team Leader

Manufacturing Technology Centre; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing technology firm is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join their Systems Engineering Team as Team Leader. This role focuses on delivering technical projects while ensuring outputs meet customer expectations. Candidates should have experience in Systems Engineering, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders. This opportunity is perfect for those ready to take on leadership responsibilities in a growing environment, with the chance to contribute to exciting engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with Systems Engineering across the system development lifecycle.
• Experience leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Track record of effective technical communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead Systems Engineering activities on projects.
• Develop and implement Systems Engineering processes.
• Provide technical expertise and governance.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Technical communication

Stakeholder management

Creative problem-solving

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Degree in STEM discipline

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing Systems Engineering Team as Team Leader. The role is primarily focused on technical delivery of projects across the MTC. You will report to our Systems Engineering Manager and work across various technology departments, industrial sectors, and customers.

This is a great opportunity for somebody who's already acting as Team Leader or looking to step up and take on additional responsibilities.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading Systems Engineering activities on a wide range of challenging projects, ensuring outputs meet customer expectations within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Developing and implementing Systems Engineering processes, templates and tools.
• Providing Systems Engineering technical expertise and governance, including nurturing earlier-career stage engineers in their technical development.
• Establishing and promoting best practice Systems Engineering across the MTC.
• Contributing to the development and realisation of Systems Engineering strategy.
• Proposing and supporting capability development projects that align with the Department, Technology Theme, and overall MTC strategy.

Person Specification

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Experience of applying Systems Engineering approaches for all phases of the system development lifecycle, in a product development, design, industrialisation of technologies and/or manufacturing environment.
• Experience of defining and leading Systems Engineering activities on large‑scale complex projects, for example, systems with bespoke control schemes, novel technologies, complex interfaces, multiple suppliers and/or partners, safety critical systems.
• Experience developing and implementing processes aligned with BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 or industry equivalent.
• A track record of excellent verbal and written technical communication at all levels.
• Experience with managing multiple stakeholders, partner and/or suppliers.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching and mentoring to support colleagues.
• Creative problem‑solving abilities, with a practical approach to implementation. Applies a pragmatic approach to achieving project objectives and can adapt to the needs of the situation.
• Holding a degree, or equivalent experience or qualification, in an appropriate STEM discipline.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Experience as a functional team leader, including team administration, career development and pastoral care.
• Experience of applying Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Experience of manufacturing plant, assembly or production lines and manufacturing processes.
• Experience in functional safety, fault trees and safety assessments.
• Experience of design, development and realisation of system prototypes and system test rigs.
• Engineering competence in a wide range of engineering disciplines such as Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Electronics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Simulation Modelling, to facilitate appropriate technical leadership of these functions at system level.
• Experience of developing FMEAs, HazID and HazOps analyses.
• Experience of applying agile methodologies, and/or spiral development within the Systems Engineering framework.
• Knowledge and experience of Quality Assurance, Process Assurance, Configuration Management and Lifecycle Management.

Interview Process

Once you submit your application, this will be passed on to our Talent Acquisition team for review. If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for interview where you will have the opportunity to meet members of the team and find out more about the role and the MTC.

Reference and Security Checks

Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained and you may be required to undergo security clearance checks.