Visionary Space Systems Chief Engineer

Raytheon UK; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon NORSS seeks an exceptional Space Systems Chief Engineer to shape the future of our space business. As the senior engineering leader, you will act as the organisation’s technical authority, guiding strategy, architecture, and delivery across space programmes.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, influence technology roadmap, ensure mission success, and drive growth in Earth Observation, Space Domain Awareness and SDA-based ISR architectures.

Qualifications

• A 2:1 bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (physics, mathematics, engineering or science).
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to articulate technical detail clearly with colleagues and partners.
• Knowledge of Space and Ground Segment architectures.
• Experience of Systems Engineering and full lifecycle development process.
• Working understanding of software development process.
• Strong understanding of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) or Space-based ISR systems.
• Knowledge of secure remote data handling architectures.
• Experience in bid submission, technical bid writing and review.
• Experience writing and reviewing technical white papers and studies.
• Engineering team leadership and line management.
• Understanding of modern digital technologies including cloud platforms, data security, and ML.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership at the highest level across our space portfolio.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative, mission-critical capabilities.
• Shape technical vision, growth, and long-term success of the space business.
• Influence both current programmes and future capability development.
• Engage customers and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of complex space missions.

Skills

Space systems engineering

Leadership

Strategic technology leadership

Proposal writing

Communications

Cloud platforms

Machine learning

Risk management

Software development process

Stakeholder engagement

Education

2:1 bachelor’s degree (physics/engineering/science)

Tools

Space domain awareness tools

CCSDS standards knowledge

Job description

Raytheon NORSS seeks an exceptional Space Systems Chief Engineer to shape the future of our space business. As the senior engineering leader, you will act as the organisation’s technical authority, guiding strategy, architecture, and delivery across space programmes.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, influence technology roadmap, ensure mission success, and drive growth in Earth Observation, Space Domain Awareness and SDA-based ISR architectures.