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Systems Group Leader

Employer
BAE Systems
Location
Rochester, Kent
Salary
Up to £ 70,000 (depending on skills and experience)
Closing date
27 Jan 2025
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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 particular role.

Salary: Up to £ 70,000 (depending on skills and experience)



What you’ll be doing:

Understanding the top level packages of work, size and time phasing across the teams within the PRG, how these contribute to critical path and/or milestones
Understanding the team sizes and skillset required across the PRGs
Understanding any major dependencies or facilities required across the PRGs
Contributing in strategic project meetings and facilitating implementation of initiatives
Giving regular status and recommendations on the resourcing requirements to the project and the Functional Manager
Support the projects by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects
Supporting the team members with their career development in conjunction with the Functional Manager
Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Proven experience leading a Systems or Software team in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, real time displays or other safety related systems
Proven experience in managing projects to tight schedules and budgets
Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, writing and reviewing code and using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink
A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)
Desirable:

Experience in integration, test, and/or verification of real time and/or safety related systems
Experience with coding languages such as C/C++ and Python
Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied
An understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to real time embedded engineering products
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:

We are looking for experienced and dynamic Systems or Software Team Leaders to step up and provide coordination and strategy for execution of the Systems engineering in the Support and Industrialisation (S&I) or the or Systems/Software engineering in the Airborne Controls product realisation groups (PRG) of the Rochester business. These roles will provide support to the functional department and projects by understanding the work package scope, scheduling, resources and strategy for development across the Systems and Software domains depending on which PRG you will work for.

Your role will stretch across the PRG working with Engineering Project Managers to broadly understand the near term work planned (3mth – 6mth) and longer term work planned (18mth – 24mth); what is critical path for the overall project; who is assigned to each task and whether we are able to pair Subject Matter Experts (SME) with developing Engineers to support Knowledge Management as we go. Uncover and communicate emerging issues with progress and investigate to determine whether they can be dealt with “in-house”. You will define when and what help from other teams or parts of the business is recommended to enable dependencies or provide timely solutions.

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: 27th January.

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.

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Whether you’re an experienced professional or just stepping out into the world of work, we’ve a wide range of career opportunities available. Whether it's engineering, technology or project management, you'll be helping our customers protect what really matters.

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Digital is our future, and our IT teams are at the heart of it. Developing, implementing, and supporting the cutting-edge systems that keep the world safe and our business evolving.

Opportunities - 

Working at BAE Systems brings immense opportunity. A long and fulfilling career, with first-class training and lifelong development available to all, with all the support to help make it happen.
 
The scale at which we operate generates endless opportunities to work across diverse roles, specialisms, cultures and countries. Achieving our growth ambitions needs everyone to own their role and find their unique place. This is a place to be curious, build your network, feel empowered and motivated by your team, sharing in our purpose to protect what matters and create a safer future. 

As many of our team can demonstrate, it’s possible to have multiple careers throughout your time here. There’s always the opportunity to retrain or reskill, whether through a formal programme or exploring our on demand virtual learning platform where you can explore tailored resources aligned to each of our functions.  

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We provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and our employee resource groups, which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role.

Learning and resources -  

Lifelong learning is a reality at BAE Systems, and we’re proud to be a diverse, inclusive, and supportive employer, helping everyone build a career to be proud of, delivering our purpose of protecting those that protect us all.

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