At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Systems Engineering discipline and ensure effective project execution.
- Company: Join SEA, a leader in advanced defence solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and excellent career development.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to safety and efficiency.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by protecting what matters with innovative engineering.
- Qualifications: STEM degree and leadership experience in engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 90000 £ per year.
Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.
Functional leadership of the Systems Engineering discipline, ensuring SEA has the people, methods, tools and governance needed to deliver coherent system architectures, robust requirements, effective technical assurance, and disciplined lifecycle execution across products and projects.
This role allows for flexible working. The salary for this role is up to 90k, depending on experience.
What you’ll be doing:
- Own requirements management practice and traceability
- Define and maintain system architecture approaches
- Ensure integration, verification and validation planning is robust
- Support technical risk reduction and trade-off decisions
- Ensure alignment with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and relevant defence lifecycle expectations
- Provide assurance at key lifecycle gates and technical reviews
- Own Systems Engineering standards, processes, methods, and tools
- Ensure engineers are suitably trained, competent, and deployed
- Provide technically capable resources to projects and products
- Maintain discipline compliance with AS9100, ISO 15288 and relevant defence lifecycle requirements
- Drive continuous improvement within the discipline
- Participate in technical reviews, audits, and governance as required
- Support Engineering Leads with subject matter leadership and challenge
About our company:
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation.
What we offer:
- Work life balance
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- Health Cash Plan
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing Centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
The skills you need:
- A STEM degree and/or equivalent relevant engineering professional qualifications
- Engineering leadership experience within a business operating within the UK defence/security/Automotive/Aerospace industry
- Direct experience of leading a varied engineering function of at least 25 engineers
- Lifecycle delivery of complex systems
- Requirements management tools and methods, e.g. DOORS NG or equivalent
- System architecture and interface management
- Integration, verification, validation and acceptance
- Engineering governance in regulated/safety-conscious environments
- Deep technical expertise and professional credibility
- Strong people leadership and coaching capability
- Objective, consistent, and fair decision maker
- Comfortable balancing functional priorities with project needs
Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on talentacquisition@sea.co.uk.
Head of Discipline - Systems Engineering employer: Systems Engineering & Assessment
At SEA, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and flexibility. With generous benefits such as hybrid working arrangements, extensive training opportunities, and a strong focus on employee wellbeing, our Barnstaple, Bristol, and Beckington locations provide the perfect environment for growth and collaboration. Join us in making a meaningful impact while enjoying a fantastic work/life balance and a supportive community.
Contact Details:
Systems Engineering & Assessment Recruitment Team
