System Engineering Manager

I’m partnering with a leading UK defence technology organisation delivering advanced mission-critical systems that operate across land, maritime and airborne domains.

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Leader to take full ownership of engineering delivery across complex, regulated programmes. This is a high-impact role leading multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring delivery to scope, cost, schedule and governance standards aligned to ISO 15288 lifecycle principles.

Key Responsibilities

Own and lead end-to-end engineering delivery across one or more programmes

Lead multi-discipline teams and manage technical dependencies

Identify and mitigate technical risk; manage change and configuration control

Ensure artefacts meet contractual, regulatory and governance requirements

Support programme planning, Basis of Estimate inputs and schedule optimisation

Act as senior engineering interface with customers, suppliers and stakeholders

Align resource capability with programme demand and future growth

Requirements

Proven multidisciplinary leadership within Defence or Aerospace environments

Strong Systems Engineering lifecycle knowledge

Exposure to Command & Control, secure communications, encryption, sensors or integrated defence capability

This is a challenging brief requiring technical credibility, commercial awareness and strong leadership — but it offers real ownership and influence within nationally significant programmes.

Please note that this role requires candidates to undergo DV clearance.

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