Date Posted: 2025-02-07 Country: United Kingdom Location: GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA Position Role Type: Unspecified Job Tile-Systems Engineering Manager Location-Harlow Contract-Permanent Hours-Fulltime 37 hrs About us 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; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world. Our business As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers. With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development. Our Weapons business works ethically, to provide complex weapons systems to customers. We equip the Royal Air Force with capabilities such as AMRAAM and Paveway IV precision guided munitions: the Royal Navy with our Phalanx close-in missile defence system and the British Army with Javelin portable anti-tank guided weapon system. Our Sensors business has a long heritage of providing leading solutions across different domains. From navigation and GPS anti-jamming systems to air traffic radars and solutions for air traffic management, we're equipping our customers for security across air, land, and sea. It's a team effort at Raytheon UK where everyone's role is of equal importance. We have wonderful teams of support functions enabling our delivery teams to do the best work of their lives. Our head office heroes are critical to success of the business. The role 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 About Raytheon UK With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training. Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business About Raytheon TechnologiesRaytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. 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 Competitive Benefits and Work Culture 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. RTX 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. LI-AW1 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. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link (http://www.rtx.com/privacy/Job-Applicant-Privacy-Notice) to read the Policy and Terms Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.