Systems Engineering Manager - Programmes

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the executing the engineering delivery of a programme/numerous projects of a variety of sizes.
• Supports the Programme Management team in the planning and scheduling of their programme/projects; proposes optimisations to schedule logic that improve schedule.
• Identifies resource needs in good time for their introduction to the programme/projects; works with the discipline leads, at programme and project levels, to ensure that resource requirements are generally always met; provides input to longer term recruitment strategy (skills gap identification etc.); adapts to manage resource problems on programme/projects.
• Ensures that engineering artefacts for their programme/projects are delivered to budget and schedule; strives to beat schedule and deliver improved margin.
• Quickly and clearly raises resource concerns or any other impediments to programme/projects success; proposes and manages solutions to those; requires only limited support in this activity.
• Articulates and quantifies technical risks on the project; actively manages their mitigation to minimise risk to programme/projects.
• Is responsible for the engineering budget on the programme/projects and both monitors and forecasts costs to completion; seamlessly implements solutions to remedy overspend or schedule slip; requires only limited support in this activity.
• Coordinates all engineering resources on the programme/projects; performs day-today tasking. · Provides any input required for business and customer reporting; proposes improved means of monitoring and reporting (metrics); represents the company on their programme/projects with customers, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensures that all engineering work carried out on the programme/projects is pre-authorised; proposes solutions that are cheaper/quicker than the obvious.
• Proposes improvements and drives innovation to increase programme/projects margin.
• Effectively resolves any concerns with other functions (e.g. production engineering, test systems); optimises business needs across all functions.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Defence/Aerospace industry experience.
• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the lifecycle, System of Systems principles, capability delivery, various development models and associated processes.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant capability/solution.
• Attained experience in a product line/capability-based approach supporting a capability framework/family of products, quantifying the common and explicit aspects and means to manage the associated dynamics of all.
• Demonstrable experience/vast understanding of implementing the full Engineering lifecycle as per the applicable ISO/IEEE/IEC standards/fundamental practices/principles and processes.
• Technical and Line management experience of a team of systems engineers across a programme/set of projects
• Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.
• Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and technology trends and use of appropriate tools.
• Previous experience of hands-on capability development of hardware, software or firmware embedded solutions.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• INCOSE recognition CSEP/ESEP
• Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required.
• NCSC security processes and familiar with deliver of associated security artefacts.
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Our Benefits

• Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:
• Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• Pension Contribution
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more
• Security Clearance Allowance – where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance

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