Systems Group Leader
Kent – Onsite Monday to Thursday, flex on Fridays
£55,000 - £70,000
*** Due to the nature of the role and the industry you will be working in, you will be required to achieve UK SC clearance at higher enhanced level ***
We are seeking experienced and dynamic Systems or Software Team Leaders to lead and innovate within a leading global defense, aerospace, and security company. This is your chance to make a significant impact by coordinating and strategizing the execution of Systems engineering in Support and Industrialisation (S&I) or Systems/Software engineering in Airborne Controls Product Realisation Groups (PRG).
Day to day you will need to have an understanding of -
* Top level packages of work, size and time phasing across the teams within the PRG, how these contribute to critical path and/or milestones
* Team sizes and skillset required across the PRGs
* Major dependencies or facilities required across the PRGs
You will be responsible for -
* Contributing in strategic project meetings and facilitating implementation of initiatives
* Giving regular status and recommendations on the resourcing requirements to the project and the Functional Manager
* Support the projects by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects
* Supporting the team members with their career development in conjunction with the Functional Manager
Experience we are looking for -
* Leading a Systems or Software team in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, real time displays or other safety related systems
* Managing projects to tight schedules and budgets
* Requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, writing and reviewing code and using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink
* A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)
* Integration, test, and/or verification of real time and/or safety related systems
* Experience with coding languages such as C/C++ and Python
* Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied
* An understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to real time embedded engineering products