Our client is a rapidly growing business designing some of the most innovative and interesting applications for the marine industry. If you are a meticulous individual with a passion for working on cutting edge projects, this could be ideal for you.

Lead Systems Engineer
Marine applications
Permanent
£60,000 - £70,000 per annum

Role Overview
You will lead technical governance, shape delivery strategies, and support the development of engineering capability across the organisation.

Responsibilities will include:

Define and own the system architecture, integration strategy, and technical assurance approach across the full platform.
Lead systems engineering activities from concept development through delivery, qualification, and in-service support.
Oversee the decomposition and traceability of top-level requirements into subsystem specifications and verification plans.
Act as the technical authority on system-level decisions, risk management, and trade-offs.
Chair technical reviews and ensure engineering governance is applied consistently across delivery teams.
Engage directly with customers, regulators, and partners to align on system-level requirements, compliance, and performance.
Mentor and support systems engineers across programmes, driving discipline development and best practices.
Collaborate with programme and product leaders to shape roadmaps, resolve integration risks, and manage change.
Support technical input to bids, proposals, and new programme mobilisation.
Qualifications and Experience:
Required:

Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
7+ years' experience in the development and delivery of complex engineering systems, ideally within defence, maritime, aerospace, or other regulated sectors.
Proven experience leading systems engineering across the full lifecycle, including architecture, integration, and V&V.
Expertise in systems thinking, requirements engineering, interface management, and cross-domain integration.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to provide technical governance and assurance in multidisciplinary settings.
Desirable:

Experience delivering against maritime class approval or similar regulatory frameworks (e.g. Lloyd's, DNV).
Familiarity with MBSE approaches and tools (e.g. SysML, Cameo, Capella).
Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and digital engineering toolchains.
Background in platform-level integration, resilience design, and staged delivery models (e.g. TRL frameworks). 
Benefits

Private Healthcare with optional family cover
Life Assurance (4 x salary)
Critical Illness Cover
Ongoing professional development and training
Access to LinkedIn Learning
Pension contribution 
Flexible Working
A culture of diversity and innovative thinking
Candidates must be able to obtain BPSS clearance and should have the right to work in the UK