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# Lead Systems Engineer/Team Lead

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Greenhithe, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, MATLAB, Simulink, Polarion
- **Published:** September 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/lead-systems-engineerteam-lead/46236278

## About the Role

engineering manager Supporting the business by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects Essential Skills: A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics) Experience in the systems engineering domain and product lifecycle Familiarity with system engineering tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink Experience leading a team and making decisions from either a technical or managerial aspects The Systems Engineering Team: The team supports the functional department and projects through work package scope, scheduling, resources and strategy for the project systems domain. Your role will include working with Engineering Project Managers to broadly understand the near-term work planned (3mth 6mth) and longer term work planned (18mth 24mth). You will be leading a team of

## Description

wellbeing, and helping shape their career growth. It involves collaborating across teams to identify effective technical solutions, contributing to strategic project decisions, and ensuring initiatives are implemented smoothly. A key part of the position is understanding project scope, timelines, and resource needs, while regularly advising managers on team capacity and skill requirements. The role also ensures dependencies and facilities are in place for successful delivery, and supports the wider business by preparing bid estimates and maintaining schedules and budgets for ongoing projects. Core duties: Providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development Understanding the scope, size and time phasing of packages of work, and using this to facilitate and contribute to project success Understanding the team size and skillset required, giving regular status and recommendations on resourcing requirements to the project and functional