Head of Systems Engineering

Salary: c. £75,000 DOE

Full Time

Permanent

Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, aiming to deliver safe, effective, and intuitive solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What We Offer:

• Private Healthcare with optional family cover
• Life Assurance (4 x salary)
• Critical Illness Cover
• Unlimited Paid Holiday
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Pension contribution
• Flexible Working
• A culture of diversity and innovative thinking

Responsibilities Will Include:

• Set the strategic direction for systems engineering across projects, ensuring a consistent and rigorous approach to requirements management and system integration through data-driven interface management.
• Oversee the capture, analysis, and validation of system and user requirements in collaboration with stakeholders and customers, fostering a customer-focused engineering culture.
• Ensure robust traceability across requirements, architecture, design, and testing, embedding systems thinking throughout the full engineering lifecycle.
• Establish and oversee the verification and validation strategy across all system levels, ensuring robust evidence is generated to support requirements closure and compliance.
• Lead the integration of assurance cases into our design foundations using a data-driven implementation.
• Act as an authority on systems assurance, supporting project-level decision making and stakeholder confidence in system integrity.
• Drive a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach across mechanical, electrical, software, and control systems teams to enable the development of integrated, high-performing systems, supported by robust data frameworks.
• Champion innovative risk evaluation and management practices as a core driving force in technical development.
• Build and mentor a high-performing systems engineering team, centred on continuous improvement, professional development, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications And Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Significant experience in systems engineering, ideally within the maritime defence sector, including technical leadership roles.
• Experience with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards for marine systems and equipment.
• In particular, experience designing for class approval against Lloyds Register or DNV-GL is beneficial.
• Systems engineering experience in the context of safety-critical systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Proven experience throughout the design, development, and testing stages of maritime platforms.
• Successful track record of working on complex projects with interdisciplinary teams.
• Conversant in the concepts of model-based systems engineering and confidence in applying these concepts to a range of complex engineering projects.

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum Existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with Security Check likely for specific projects.

Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What We Expect From You:

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.