Copello are recruiting for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a defence organisation on an initial 12 month contract to provide systems and engineering design expertise across a legacy project. The Systems Engineering Lead will be working within a large project providing technical design decisions across a multidisciplinary ensuring delivery of the programme. Duties of the Systems Engineering Lead include: Working with the Senior Programme Management team to define and manage risks within the delivery of the programme,ensuring that budgets and schedules are adhered to. Working with the Project Manager to provide inputs to plans and work package planning. Support and or lead design reviews with the end customer, as well as leading parallel internal reviews with the Engineering VP. Work with Systems Design Authority to provide direct design, development and supply chain tasks to the Electronic Leads and Project Managers. Providing key inputs into integration and test planning activities to validate system design. The Systems Engineering Lead will require the following skills and experience: Experience within large defence programmes across RF, Electronic Warfare, Datalinks or Comms Experience of working within a senior role, ideally with some man-management experience Strong communicator who is comfortable reporting to senior and executive level stakeholders Technical understanding of product/systems full lifecycle Understanding of design and integration of complex ele