Lead System Engineer

Copello are recruiting for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a defence organisation on an initial 12 month contract to provide systems & engineering design expertise across a legacy project.

The Systems Engineering Lead will be working within a large project providing technical design decisions across a multidisciplinary ensuring delivery of the programme.

Duties of the Systems Engineering Lead include:

• Working with the Senior Programme Management team to define & manage risks within the delivery of the programme, ensuring that budgets and schedules are adhered to.
• Working with the Project Manager to provide inputs to plans and work package planning.
• Support and or lead design reviews with the end customer, as well as leading parallel internal reviews with the Engineering VP.
• Work with Systems Design Authority to provide direct design, development and supply chain tasks to the Electronic Leads & Project Managers.
• Providing key inputs into integration and test planning activities to validate system design.

The Systems Engineering Lead will require the following skills and experience:

• Experience within large defence programmes across RF, Electronic Warfare, Datalinks or Comms
• Experience of working within a senior role, ideally with some man-management experience
• Strong communicator who is comfortable reporting to senior and executive level stakeholders
• Technical understanding of product and systems full lifecycle
• Understanding of design and integration of complex electronics or RF Systems
• Comfortable working towards agreed project milestones and budgets

Due to the nature of the project candidates will require current SC clearance or eligibility for SC.

This role will require 3/4 days a week onsite. The project is initially around 12 months with the opportunity for it to be extended.

This role will be inside IR35 and is offering a highly competitive rate.