Systems Engineering Manager in Reading
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Job Description
Role: Systems Engineering Manager\n\nLocation: Berkshire (Onsite)\n\nSalary: Competitive + Bonus + Allowance\n\nI’m partnering with a leading UK defence technology organisation delivering advanced mission-critical systems that operate across land, maritime and airborne domains.\n\nWe’re looking for an experienced Engineering Leader to take full ownership of engineering delivery across complex, regulated programmes. This is a high-impact role leading multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring delivery to scope, cost, schedule and governance standards aligned to ISO 15288 lifecycle principles.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\n * Own and lead end-to-end engineering delivery across one or more programmes\n\n * Drive Systems Engineering best practice (V-model, iterative & incremental models)\n\n * Lead multi-discipline teams and manage technical dependencies\n\n * Identify and mitigate technical risk; manage change and configuration control\n\n * Ensure artefacts meet contractual, regulatory and governance requirements\n\n * Support programme planning, Basis of Estimate inputs and schedule optimisation\n\n * Act as senior engineering interface with customers, suppliers and stakeholders\n\n * Align resource capability with programme demand and future growth\n\nRequirements\n\n * Proven multidisciplinary leadership within Defence or Aerospace environments\n\n * Strong Systems Engineering lifecycle knowledge\n\n * Experience delivering high-assurance, regulated solutions\n\n * Confident stakeholder engagement at senior level\n\n * Exposure to Command & Control, secure communications, encryption, sensors or integrated defence capability\n\nThis is a challenging brief requiring technical credibility, commercial awareness and strong leadership — but it offers real ownership and influence within nationally significant programmes.\n\nPlease note that this role requires candidates to undergo DV clearance
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