Lead Systems Engineer/ Team Lead

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Rochester, Kent
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£65,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Systems Engineering Team Leadership DOORS Siemens Polarion Project Management Engineering

FULL DESCRIPTION

Lead Systems Engineer/ Team Lead

The Lead Systems Engineer/ Team Lead role is based in Rochester, Kent, and requires on-site presence. The role involves leading a team of engineers, providing technical direction, and contributing to project decisions. Responsibilities include understanding project scope, managing resources, and supporting bid estimates.

Main Responsibilities:

  • You will be providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development
  • Your understanding of scope, size and time phasing of packages of work, will be used to facilitate and contribute to project success
  • You will be understanding the team size and skillset required, giving regular status and recommendations on resourcing requirements to the project and functional engineering manager
  • You will be supporting the business by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects

Benefits:

  • Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 16% combined
  • Flexible working pattern including flexible start and finish times
  • 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service
  • Early finish on Fridays
  • Shared Incentive Plan
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
  • Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary

About You:

  • You will have experience in the systems engineering domain and product lifecycle
  • You will have familiarity with system engineering tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink
  • You will have experience leading a team and making decisions from either a technical or managerial aspect
  • You will have a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics)

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

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