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Job Tile-Systems Engineering Manager

Location-Harlow

Contract-Permanent

Hours-Fulltime 37 hrs

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; were building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

The manufacture of Control Actuation Systems, Guidance Electronic Units and Power Products. The UK’s only Global Factory for UK & US missile programmes.

The provision of GPS Anti-Jamming systems across domains. Raytheon UK’s long heritage of AJ GPS Technology can be found on land, air and maritime platforms.

Dedicated high volume Space Grade manufacturing facility with CCA lines qualified for Space, all supported by a highly skilled experienced workforce.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Raytheon UK for a Systems Engineering Manager to join our Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) business, working across a range of programmes and R&D studies, developing additional capacity within the Engineering team as a key enabler to the strategic growth of the business.
The role will be based at Raytheon’s Harlow facility and the successful candidate will report directly to the APNT Senior Programme Engineering Manager.
The successful candidate will have access to professional development opportunities and be part of the growing engineering team in Raytheon UK, delivering technical expertise across a wide range of projects to both military and civil customers worldwide.

This role includes:

• Managing the APNT System Engineering team (10 Systems Engineers) across programmes
• Leading preparation of technical proposals in responses to bids
• Leading requirements analysis and management tasks – from capturing customer requirements to developing requirement sets for sub-systems & suppliers
• Leading systems design and development tasks – working both internally and closely with the existing supply chain and strategic partnerships to develop technical solutions
• Leading systems integration, verification and validation tasks – from developing sub-system level test specifications, through to generating compliance matrices to allow sign-off of top level systems for delivery
• Defining the systems capabilities aspects of the APNT technology and product roadmaps

Candidate Requirements:

Essential

• Degree in an engineering (or related) subject
• Experience in managing a systems engineering team across the product development lifecycle
• Experience in leading engineering teams in programmes and in technical proposals preparations
• Experience in developing systems engineering capabilities across programmes
• Experience in line management of functional teams
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbally
• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills
• Willingness to travel throughout UK, Europe and the US
• Must be eligible for MOD security clearance - SC level min

Desirable

• Radar domain knowledge and/or experience
• Experience in modelling and simulation
• Knowledge of the certification process as part of the overall system lifecycle

*Please note, any offers made for this position will be conditional until contract award, expected in May *

Should you require any adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please discuss with your recruiter or email the request to recruitmentraytheon.co.uk

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5 company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over 2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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