Systems Group Leader

Job Description

Job title: Systems Group Leader

Location: Rochester

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: Up to £80,000 depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Providing coordination and strategy for execution of the systems engineering across collaborative Integrated Product Teams (IPT), overseeing the Systems Team Leaders and working with Engineering Product Managers
• Defining top level packages of systems engineering work, size and time phasing, for new product development across the IPTs. Uncovering and communicating emerging issues, facilitating risk and opportunity management to enable successful outcomes
• Managing the systems team allocation, capability and skillset required across the IPTs in order to support the critical path and project milestones successfully
• Identifying levels of resources, dependencies or help required from other teams or parts of the business and pro-actively engaging with functional managers and the department to secure these or communicate change
• Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in team leaders and other engineers to enable a motivated and resilient systems team that plays to its strengths whilst developing and sharing knowledge
• Facilitating implementation of initiatives and latest systems best practice or toolsets to enhance the team capability and performance whilst sharing to benefit the wider business

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience in leading teams of systems engineers to develop new systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as one or more of the following; control systems, real time displays, safety related systems, or systems containing multiple technical disciplines
• Proven experience in systems engineering, may include one or more of the following; requirements management, design or safety analyses, modelling, simulation
• A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)

Desirable:

• Experience using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB, Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML and Model Based Engineering
• Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied
• Experience in system integration, verification or certification

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Systems Engineering team:

You'll be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Vehicle Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 16th May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.