System Engineer
Systems Engineer
This leading scale up are looking for an experienced System Engineer to join the team
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical direction of development projects, acting as a senior authority
- Architect scalable, forward-looking solutions in collaboration with subject matter experts
- Coach and support engineering teams, promoting best practices and high standards
- Work across teams to ensure delivery against timelines, budgets and quality targets
- Analyse technical information to make sound, evidence-based decisions
- Proactively identify risks and implement effective mitigation plans
- Support the integration of new technologies into production
- Drive continuous improvement in processes and ways of working
- Contribute to resolving complex technical issues with strong product insight
- Ensure engineering outputs meet quality, compliance and performance standards
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships through clear communication
- Partner with project management to track progress and maintain delivery plans
- Serve as a central point for technical guidance and problem resolution
- Evaluate product performance against defined requirements
- Keep up to date with industry trends and contribute to future direction
- Mitigate supply chain risks by identifying and assessing alternative solutions
You will ideally have
- Proven experience in a technical leadership role
- Strong background in multidisciplinary product development
- Good understanding of the end-to-end product development lifecycle
- Experience working with senior stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives
- Ability to define requirements and lead teams to successful delivery
- Experience aligning engineering approaches with wider organisational strategy
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Commercial awareness and experience supporting team development
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to challenge constructively
- Self-motivated, proactive and results-driven
- Experience tracking and reporting on KPIs
- Ability to research and implement innovative solutions
Qualifications:
- Degree or equivalent in Engineering (e.g. Systems, Electronics, Software or Mechanical)