Lead Systems Engineer in Basildon

Lead Systems Engineer

Basildon

8-Month Contract

Paying up to £72p/h (Outside IR35)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Lead Systems Engineer to support a major engineering programme, working closely with the Project Chief Engineer to ensure the technical integrity of the full system and its subsystems. You will lead architecture development, integration activities, and supplier engagement throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture team to develop and document the architecture through the project lifecycle.
• Lead the integration activity of sub-systems.
• Lead the engagement with technical suppliers.
• Influence all levels of requirements to enable design and development decisions and trade-offs to be made.
• Provide direction, control, evaluation, and recommendations relating to technical risks and opportunities.
• Support test planning and requirements verification to achieve certification and delivery for the overall system.
• Work with and influence key project stakeholders, including customers and end users.
• Actively support knowledge sharing and exploitation of best practice.
• Contribute to the successful achievement of engineering milestones as an integrated part of the Prime team.
• Support and advise sub-system design teams through their design reviews.
• Travel within the UK and abroad to meet with customers and industry partners.

Required Experience

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in a STEM subject and strong numerical, analytical, and design skills, with the ability to apply these to real-world problems.
• Strong understanding of system and project lifecycles as applicable to the delivery of sub-systems, technical and commercial baselines, and change control.
• Strong understanding of Systems Architecture activities as part of the Systems Lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of integrating supplier sub-systems for demonstration.
• Self‑motivated with a strong aptitude for problem‑solving and decision‑making within projects involving design complexity and uncertainty.
• Strong experience of influencing system design and integration of a major system.
• Strong experience in stakeholder management within organisations and with customers (internal or external) in a high‑pressure environment, pulling in technical expertise when and where appropriate.
• Experience of successfully passing Design Reviews and implementing potentially complex remedial actions with sub-contract equipment suppliers and Prime integration teams.
• Ideally experience in military EW/radar passive and active RF.
• Strong understanding of systems integration and progressive assurance.