Chief Systems Engineer
Leonardo
- Basildon, Essex
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Our systems engineering team assess the problem completely
- Our teams reuse techniques and artefacts across the portfolio of projects
- Our teams manage complexity through architecting our systems well
- Our teams predict and mitigate emergent behaviours when operating at a system or integrated systems level
- Our projects create and enact the correct verification and validation strategy
- Influence the development of Engineering artefacts, their technical direction and ultimately stakeholder satisfaction
- You will work across a highly demanding and complex area of the business, immersed in full-scale development programmes spanning the breadth of the engineering lifecycle across the ISR and Force Protection teams
- Act as the point of contact for all things Systems Engineering to the Business Area Chief Engineer’s, Head of Engineering Project’s and Head of Systems Engineering (your reporting line will be to the ISP Head of Systems Engineering)
- Act as the focal point for systems engineering governance, supporting Lifecycle Management (LCM) activities
- Provide expertise and guidance to ensure our engineers understand the problem completely and stakeholder needs through effective coaching on Systems Engineering practices (early and later lifecycle stages)
- Ensure the appropriate level of concepting, modelling and simulation techniques are used across the lifecycle to inform architectures and solution options
- Influence whole life design considerations relating to Safety, Security, Manufacture, Test, Supportability, Through Life Support in line with company processes
- Hold quarterly threat and mitigation reviews across the Business Area’s on project status and enabling initiatives (e.g. capability, capacity, competency)
- Represent Leonardo within Systems Engineering bodies and groups of interest, such as INCOSE
- Identify trends across the Business Area’s, capturing and sharing lessons learned to improve the quality and efficiency of future work
- Promote an agile mind-set to systems engineering, building a culture of experimentation and failing fast
- Collaborate with your peers in similar roles across the UK to promote a culture of continual learning and improvement, acting as a change agent for systems engineering
- Experience in applying governance and guidance on Systems Engineering LCM process
- Experience working in Integrated Project Teams delivering Engineering artefacts successfully
- Experience in eliciting stakeholder expectations
- Experience in creating and defining architectures
- Experience in managing and collaborating with internal/external stakeholders
- Proven leadership and decision-making skills in a high complexity, dynamic environment at a senior level
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, proven ability to build trust and respect at different levels (An effective influencer)
- Motivation, tenacity and determination, with a desire to deliver outputs and results
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools and methodologies
- Experience working on largescale Systems Integration programmes, having managed issues associated with cost, schedule & quality implications
- Domain experience any of the following specialisms; Telecommunications, RF, Electronic Warfare, Electro-Optics, Air/Land/Sea sub-system Platform Integration, Data Distribution Services, Sensor Fusion, AI/Machine Learning
- Practitioner level ability using Model Driven Engineering tool e.g. Cameo Systems Modeler, Matlab, Simulink, DOORS (classic)
- Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us.
- Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
- Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
- Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
- Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
- Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
- Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below