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how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: REQ ID: 129411 JOB TITLE: Lead Thermal Control Systems Engineer SALARY: £50,000 - £60,000 POSTING START DATE: 14/07/2025 POSTING END DATE: 28/07/2025 LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwick, UK Product … Engineering at JLR is centred on innovation and creativity. From advanced driver assistance systems to developing the future of electric propulsion, the opportunities to create exceptional experiences for the future of motoring are wide-ranging. You'll work alongside industry experts to drive product strategy, manage programs, analyse performance, and lead transformation initiatives. Exceptional careers that bring … world-renowned vehicles to life start here. Lead Thermal Control Systems Engineer - Join the Future of Electrified Mobility at JLR! We're on the lookout for a talented and driven Lead Thermal Control Systems Engineer to help shape the future of propulsion at JLR. Based at our state-of-the More ❯

Lead Systems Engineer Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Systems Engineer to manage and drive engineering work across the full lifecycle for a higih profile, complex defence project. This role will be key in ensuring effective customer management, scope control, and delivering high-quality outputs aligned with the … expectations of the customer. If you are a proactive, commercial-minded engineer with a track record in systems engineering, this is an exciting opportunity for you. Key Responsibilities: Customer and Scope Management: Manage customer relationships and expectations to prevent unapproved scopes, ensuring that all project requirements are aligned and approved. Systems Engineering Leadership: Lead and define Systems Engineering tasks, including the creation of clear Definition of Done (DoD) criteria and ensuring deliverables meet these standards. Full Lifecycle Management: Oversee all stages of the system development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, VCRI, design modifications, full system integration, and formal acceptance. Complex Systems Delivery: Apply broad experience in delivering complex systems to More ❯

Lead Systems Engineer Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Systems Engineer to manage and drive engineering work across the full lifecycle for a higih profile, complex defence project. This role will be key in ensuring effective customer management, scope control, and delivering high-quality outputs aligned with the … expectations of the customer. If you are a proactive, commercial-minded engineer with a track record in systems engineering, this is an exciting opportunity for you. Key Responsibilities: Customer and Scope Management: Manage customer relationships and expectations to prevent unapproved scopes, ensuring that all project requirements are aligned and approved. Systems Engineering Leadership: Lead and define Systems Engineering tasks, including the creation of clear Definition of Done (DoD) criteria and ensuring deliverables meet these standards. Full Lifecycle Management: Oversee all stages of the system development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, VCRI, design modifications, full system integration, and formal acceptance. Complex Systems Delivery: Apply broad experience in delivering complex systems to More ❯

Job Description: Your impact Are you a Systems Engineer who loves contributing to the UKs Defence Industry and making impactful change? We are recruiting for a number of Chief/Lead Systems Engineers from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets, working on real engineering problems, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart … of our products. We have vacancies at both our Southampton and Basildon sites. As the Chief/Lead Systems Engineer you will act as the focal point for Systems Engineering Governance and trend our Systems Engineering capability in a positive direction. You will support Systems Engineering capability and improvement matters across the … Business Areas, providing proactive guidance to senior stakeholders on Systems Thinking and Methods for adoption that aligns with successful project execution. What we build is exciting, interesting, challenging and complex. A diverse product portfolio of technologies, with each programme at a different stage in its development lifecycle. Given this complexity, it requires each programme to connect with the "Art More ❯

Lead Control Systems Engineer (Control Systems Integration) Our expanding business is currently offering numerous exciting opportunities for prospective employees. Job Description As a Lead Control Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the full life cycle delivery of the project in both technical compliance and quality. Attending meetings with … clients to discuss the design, surveys, software programming, configuration, testing and commissioning. As a Lead Control Systems Engineer, you will bring an innovative approach to problem solving, you will be working with highly skilled engineers to help you develop and succeed in your career. You will also be responsible for managing and motivating a team … existing system software. Experience in producing project documentation Competence in the programming of PLC's like Siemens, Rockwell, or Mitsubishi PLC's AND/OR competence in programming SCADA systems like Siemens, Rockwell or Wonderware HMI/SCADA platforms. UK Sites commissioning (which may involve short periods away from home) What we require from you: Previous Lead More ❯

Lead Control Systems Engineer (Control Systems Integration) Our expanding business is currently offering numerous exciting opportunities for prospective employees. Job Description As a Lead Control Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the full life cycle delivery of the project in both technical compliance and quality. Attending meetings with … clients to discuss the design, surveys, software programming, configuration, testing and commissioning. As a Lead Control Systems Engineer, you will bring an innovative approach to problem solving, you will be working with highly skilled engineers to help you develop and succeed in your career. You will also be responsible for managing and motivating a team … existing system software. Experience in producing project documentation Competence in the programming of PLC’s like Siemens, Rockwell, or Mitsubishi PLC’s AND/OR competence in programming SCADA systems like Siemens, Rockwell or Wonderware HMI/SCADA platforms. UK Sites commissioning (which may involve short periods away from home) What we require from you: Previous Lead More ❯

recruiting on behalf of an automotive OEM, based in Gaydon, who are seeking a System Integration Lead Engineer to join their team Duties: The Central Systems Integration Team are accountable for the integration of all customer features and functions into our customer products. The team ensures that seamless cross-functional working happens to execute all … phases of feature, systems and software delivery - creation of design requirements and specifications, requirements exchange and agreement, network design finalisation and test case execution, to introduce features and software in the target electrical architecture(s) in a planned and controlled way. Within the CSI team, the System Integration Lead Engineer is accountable for the maturation … via bi-weekly Showcases to company leadership and senior stakeholders which the System Integration Lead Engineer supports. Key responsibilities: Manage bring up of feature and systems on test assets. Support the Technical Group Lead in delivery of integrated SW to Vehicle Programmes Participates and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex More ❯

Job Description: Are you an experienced engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience working on Radar systems? We are looking for a Lead Systems Engineer to join us at Leonardo in Edinburgh.The Radar and Advanced Targeting line of business, based in Edinburgh, is uniquely positioned as one of the … world's top manufacturers of radars, lasers and infra-red countermeasure systems. As a Lead Systems Engineer, you will be working within the Airborne AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) Radar sector to provide technical and engineering support to Business Development Strategies. You will Also: Be responsible for the full range of Technical and Engineering specifications … business winning process is beneficial. You must be able to obtain SC level security clearance. Experience at lead engineer level in the support of complex systems is desirable. Practical experience of verification and validation activities, AESA Radar operation or platform integration would be an advantage. You must be eligible for full security clearance and may More ❯

Gaydon, Warwickshire Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or£25.26ph PAYE Employment Type: Contract 31.3.26 Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week Reference:J Key Responsibilities The Central Systems Integration Team are accountable for the integration of all customer features and functions into our customer products. The team ensures that seamless cross-functional working happens to execute all … phases of feature, systems and software delivery - creation of design requirements and specifications, requirements exchange and agreement, network design finalisation and test case execution, to introduce features and software in the target electrical architecture(s) in a planned and controlled way. Within the CSI team, the System Integration Lead Engineer is accountable for the maturation … via bi-weekly Showcases to company leadership and senior stakeholders which the System Integration Lead Engineer supports. Key responsibilities: Manage bring up of feature and systems on test assets. Support the Technical Group Lead in delivery of integrated SW to Vehicle Programmes Participates and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex More ❯

Lead Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. The Central Systems Integration Team are accountable for the integration of all customer features and functions into our customer products. The team ensures that seamless cross-functional working happens to execute all … phases of feature, systems and software delivery - creation of design requirements and specifications, requirements exchange and agreement, network design finalisation and test case execution, to introduce features and software in the target electrical architecture(s) in a planned and controlled way. Within the CSI team, the System Integration Lead Engineer is accountable for the maturation … via bi-weekly Showcases to company leadership and senior stakeholders which the System Integration Lead Engineer supports. Key responsibilities: Manage bring up of feature and systems on test assets. Support the Technical Group Lead in delivery of integrated SW to Vehicle Programmes. Participates and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex More ❯

Lead Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. The Central Systems Integration Team are accountable for the integration of all customer features and functions into our customer products. The team ensures that seamless cross-functional working happens to execute all … phases of feature, systems and software delivery - creation of design requirements and specifications, requirements exchange and agreement, network design finalisation and test case execution, to introduce features and software in the target electrical architecture(s) in a planned and controlled way. Within the CSI team, the System Integration Lead Engineer is accountable for the maturation … via bi-weekly Showcases to company leadership and senior stakeholders which the System Integration Lead Engineer supports. Key responsibilities: Manage bring up of feature and systems on test assets. Support the Technical Group Lead in delivery of integrated SW to Vehicle Programmes. Participates and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex More ❯

Job Description: Your impact We are looking for a Lead Systems Engineer to help develop the next generation of RF Self-Protection Systems. You'll be at the forefront of creating cutting-edge Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) technologies and techniques for use on drones, rotary, and fixed-wing platforms-protecting assets in the most challenging and … environments. This is your opportunity to play a key role in advancing mission survivability and electronic warfare capability within a world-class engineering team. As a Lead Systems Engineer, you will: Work closely with stakeholders to define system-level requirements based on operational needs Identify opportunities for reuse and cost savings by collaborating with parallel … design, ensuring robust requirements and clear paths to compliance and acceptance Produce clear, high-quality engineering documentation, reports, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders Manage and deliver complex systems engineering work packages through to completion You'll be central to bringing advanced ECM solutions to life, helping to ensure platform survivability and operational effectiveness in increasingly complex threat More ❯

Job Description: Are you an experienced Hardware or Firmware Engineer looking to apply your skills at a Systems level on a complex project? As a Principal/Lead Systems Engineer, you will join our Eurofighter Common Radar System MkII project within the Typhoon sector. This is a highly demanding area of the … business, addressing customer requirements for flexible, high-performance systems capable of performing the role of primary sensor on some of the world's most technically advanced combat aircraft. What you will do as a Lead Systems Engineer Liaise with other engineering specialists, capturing needs and design constraints and priorities. Engage with LRI stakeholders to … ensure coherence and co-ordination of the system design across the physical architecture. Document design rationale utilising MBSE techniques, capturing solution design artefacts. Design and development of systems interface definitions, considering data exchange and information services. Design and development that influences Hardware and Firmware design and interactions. Write System & Subsystem-level requirements and associated test descriptions. Design and development More ❯

Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence and Security sector, is seeking a dedicated Lead Systems Engineer to join their team. Key skills required for this role Systems Engineering, Design, Lead Important Strong systems engineering experience including experience of design approvals. This permanent position plays a pivotal role in overseeing … of the Project Engineering team. Producing and maintaining the WTB Design and Engineering Management Plan. Developing and implementing project-specific design and engineering processes. Setting and managing the system of systems approach required for project delivery. Ensuring design and engineering tasks meet timelines, budgets, and applicable standards. Managing sub-contractor designs and ensuring compliance with project requirements. Developing and … Validation Plans. Collaborating with other departments to identify and resolve technical issues. Promoting a mission zero safety culture within the delivery team and supply chain. Job Requirements: Experience in Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering. BSc degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. Active certification in an engineering professional organisation. Professional Engineering Licensure. Advanced understanding of engineering principles More ❯

Our client, a leading organisation in the technology sector, is currently seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join their Materials and Mechanical Metrology department on a permanent basis. Key Responsibilities: Providing overall systems leadership for large and complex science/engineering projects Developing design specifications and conducting design activities Completing technical analyses and investigations … models, manufacturing tolerances, and component specifications Managing technical budgets and tolerances Developing assembly, integration, and test plans to verify compliance with requirements Managing the assembly, integration, and testing of systems and sub-systems of instruments and scientific products Providing technical delivery of complex hardware and software systems Planning, coordinating, and delivering internal and external reviews Documenting system … are met Generating and reviewing technical proposals, providing accurate estimates for effort, costs, and risks Job Requirements: Degree in Physics or an applicable engineering subject area (Optical, Mechanical, Electronics, Systems, or Software) or equivalent Industry experience in systems engineering across the full systems engineering lifecycle Experience in developing and delivering complex instrumentation and control systems Knowledge More ❯

Our client, a leading organisation in the technology sector, is currently seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join their Materials and Mechanical Metrology department on a permanent basis. Key Responsibilities: Providing overall systems leadership for large and complex science/engineering projects Developing design specifications and conducting design activities Completing technical analyses and investigations … models, manufacturing tolerances, and component specifications Managing technical budgets and tolerances Developing assembly, integration, and test plans to verify compliance with requirements Managing the assembly, integration, and testing of systems and sub-systems of instruments and scientific products Providing technical delivery of complex hardware and software systems Planning, coordinating, and delivering internal and external reviews Documenting system … are met Generating and reviewing technical proposals, providing accurate estimates for effort, costs, and risks Job Requirements: Degree in Physics or an applicable engineering subject area (Optical, Mechanical, Electronics, Systems, or Software) or equivalent Industry experience in systems engineering across the full systems engineering lifecycle Experience in developing and delivering complex instrumentation and control systems Knowledge More ❯

Lead Electrical Design + Control Systems Engineer - Oxford £50,000 - £60,000 25 days holiday + BH Company events Annual Bonuses Health and Wellbeing Programme A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Electrical Design + Control Systems Engineer in the team to join a UK sustainability manufacturer … in the Oxford area. With no day ever being the same, the Lead Electrical Design + Control Systems Engineer will be in the centre of innovative and exciting projects. With the support of a growing company you will have opportunities for long term progression and career development. The Senior Mechanical Designer Engineer role … level documentation, including schematics, control logic data, and operating procedures, as needed. Contribute to risk assessments related to environmental and operational safety aspects of delivered systems. Assist in evaluating systems against applicable technical standards and industry requirements. Identify and resolve faults in electronic and automation setups, supporting system robustness and reliability. Liaise with external partners and component providers to More ❯

Lead Electrical Design + Control Systems Engineer - Oxford £50,000 - £60,000 25 days holiday + BH | Company events | Annual Bonuses | Health and Wellbeing Programme A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Electrical Design + Control Systems Engineer in the team to join a UK sustainability manufacturer … in the Oxford area. With no day ever being the same, the Lead Electrical Design + Control Systems Engineer will be in the centre of innovative and exciting projects. With the support of a growing company you will have opportunities for long term progression and career development. The Senior Mechanical Designer Engineer role … level documentation, including schematics, control logic data, and operating procedures, as needed. Contribute to risk assessments related to environmental and operational safety aspects of delivered systems. Assist in evaluating systems against applicable technical standards and industry requirements. Identify and resolve faults in electronic and automation setups, supporting system robustness and reliability. Liaise with external partners and component providers to More ❯

Job Description: Your impact Be a leader in the development of the next generation of Mission Data Systems. We are looking for Lead Systems Engineer to help develop future Mission systems to enable our airborne self-protection and counter measures equipment to continue to provide proven self-defence for drone, rotary and fixed-wing … the systemes engineering activities, closly related to ensure successful mission system product and system delivery Closely collaborate with the software and specialty engineering teams to deliver the mission data systems Develop and deliver engineering documents, reports and presentations for customers and industry partners Manage the planning and execution of systems engineering work packages Contribute to project planning, risk … management and bidding/estimating activities Coach and mentor less experienced systems engineers on their professional development paths What you'll bring Talent and experience as a systems engineer, with hands-on experience of leading the development of engineering design projects through the engineering lifecycle managing a diverse set of stakeholder needs to achieve the desired More ❯

Location(s):UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Great Baddow BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Role Purpose We are seeking … a highly experienced and driven Lead RF Systems Engineer/Technical Lead to join our growing capability team focused on development of RF systems. This role is ideal for a systems-level thinker with deep expertise in RF technologies who thrives at the interface of multi-disciplinary teams and excels in shaping … Technical Leadership : Provide technical leadership across Sense & Effect development projects, from early-stage R&D (TRL 2-4) through to advanced technology demonstrators (TRL5/6 and beyond). Systems Engineering : Lead the development of RF system architectures, including trade-off studies balancing performance, cost, time, and risk. Multi-Disciplinary Integration : Bring together specialists in antennas, RF More ❯

Job Description: As a Principal/Lead Systems Engineer, you will join our ECRS MkII project within the Typhoon sector. This is a highly demanding area of the business, addressing customer requirements for flexible, high-performance systems capable of performing the role of primary sensor on some of the world's most technically advanced … stakeholders to ensure coherence and co-ordination of the system design across the physical architecture. Document design rationale utilising MBSE techniques, capturing solution design artefacts. Design and development of systems interface definitions, considering data exchange and information services. Design and development that influences Hardware and Firmware design and interactions. Writing System & Subsystem-level requirements and associated test descriptions. Design … strong aptitude for problem solving and decision-making where design complexity and uncertainty is present. Experience in writing & managing technical requirements. Experience, or a strong interest in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) including: use of the Systems Modelling Language (SysML). Writing and managing requirements, maintaining traceability through System & Subsystem design activities. Understanding of the control & timing challenges More ❯

Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Stone, Staffordshire Type: Permanent Salary: Market related Our client, a leading organisation specialising in operational technology and digital transformation within the energy sector, is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) to join their team. Working in highly regulated industrial environments, the role … focuses on software design, development, and implementation for control systems within energy Transmission and Distribution. Role Overview: You will lead software projects related to SCADA and RTU-based Substation Control Systems, overseeing the full project lifecycle from design through to delivery and testing. This role requires proven experience in control automation and software development, along with … junior team members. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure project success and adherence to QA standards. Travel and work offsite as required. Essential Experience: Minimum 5 years' experience in control systems software engineering, with advanced SCADA configuration skills in at least one of: COPA-DATA Zenon, Siemens PCS7 OS, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE, Codra Panorama, or ArchestrA System More ❯

Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Stone, Staffordshire Type: Permanent Salary: Market related Our client, a leading organisation specialising in operational technology and digital transformation within the energy sector, is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) to join their team. Working in highly regulated industrial environments, the role … focuses on software design, development, and implementation for control systems within energy Transmission and Distribution. Role Overview: You will lead software projects related to SCADA and RTU-based Substation Control Systems, overseeing the full project lifecycle from design through to delivery and testing. This role requires proven experience in control automation and software development, along with … junior team members. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure project success and adherence to QA standards. Travel and work offsite as required. Essential Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in control systems software engineering, with advanced SCADA configuration skills in at least one of: COPA-DATA Zenon, Siemens PCS7 OS, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE, Codra Panorama, or ArchestrA System More ❯

Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Stone, Staffordshire Type: Permanent Salary: Market related Our client, a leading organisation specialising in operational technology and digital transformation within the energy sector, is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) to join their team. Working in highly regulated industrial environments, the role … focuses on software design, development, and implementation for control systems within energy Transmission and Distribution. Role Overview: You will lead software projects related to SCADA and RTU-based Substation Control Systems, overseeing the full project lifecycle from design through to delivery and testing. This role requires proven experience in control automation and software development, along with … junior team members. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure project success and adherence to QA standards. Travel and work offsite as required. Essential Experience: Minimum 5 years' experience in control systems software engineering, with advanced SCADA configuration skills in at least one of: COPA-DATA Zenon, Siemens PCS7 OS, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE, Codra Panorama, or ArchestrA System More ❯

Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Stone, Staffordshire Type: Permanent Salary: Market related Our client, a leading organisation specialising in operational technology and digital transformation within the energy sector, is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Control Systems) to join their team. Working in highly regulated industrial environments, the role … focuses on software design, development, and implementation for control systems within energy Transmission and Distribution. Role Overview: You will lead software projects related to SCADA and RTU-based Substation Control Systems, overseeing the full project lifecycle from design through to delivery and testing. This role requires proven experience in control automation and software development, along with … junior team members. Collaborate across disciplines to ensure project success and adherence to QA standards. Travel and work offsite as required. Essential Experience: Minimum 5 years' experience in control systems software engineering, with advanced SCADA configuration skills in at least one of: COPA-DATA Zenon, Siemens PCS7 OS, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE, Codra Panorama, or ArchestrA System More ❯