Lead Systems Engineer (Military Systems)
⌛ 6 month contract
525 per day
Outside IR35
❗ ASAP start
Active SC clearance needed
Hybrid work arrangement possible after a period, potentially 4 weeks.
Wappenham
You will play a crucial role supporting the client through a range of statements of work during an aggressive period of development. These statements of work will be focused on New Product Introduction for their C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) products.
You will be joining a small dynamic team continually designing and developing world class products. As a Contract Lead Systems Engineer you will be expected to guide the development of our C-UAS roadmap, delivering results to specification, on time and in budget.
Requirements:
• Experience in defence systems preferred but not necessarily C-UAS
• Strong background in real systems engineering, preferably from a defence company
• Ability to hit the ground running and not be phased by military systems
• Will lead from a project perspective
• Responsible for drawing up requirements for external suppliers and resources (external consultancies/designers)
• Requires matrix management for both internal and external resources
Required Experience:
• A minimum of 5 years experience in an equivalent role
• A strong understanding of systems engineering methods, toolsets and processes
• Experience in delivering at a large company.
• Experience of working across the full engineering development lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve assigned tasks in complex systems engineering.
•Skills in analysis, critical thinking and technical problem solving