Systems Engineering Manager

Job Title: Systems Engineering Manager Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: From £59,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68429

Lead the future of engineering excellence in defence and aerospace

The role

As a Systems Engineering Manager, you'll be at the forefront of delivering complex engineering solutions across multiple vehicle programmes. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll guide a team of talented systems engineers, ensuring consistent application of systems engineering processes that meet customer and regulatory expectations.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Leading and mentoring a team of systems engineers across multiple programmes
• Overseeing systems engineering processes including requirements management, architecture development, integration, verification and validation
• Collaborating with project managers, design leads and stakeholders to align engineering delivery with programme goals
• Driving consistency in tools, methods and documentation across projects
• Managing technical risks and supporting resolution through structured problem solving

The role is based can be based at either Bristol, Walsall or Devonport, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 37.5 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Essential experience of the Systems Engineering Manager

• Significant experience in systems engineering within defence, automotive or aerospace sectors
• Proven leadership in managing engineering teams and delivering complex systems
• Strong understanding of systems engineering standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO 15288, INCOSE SE Handbook)
• Proficiency in requirements management and modelling tools (e.g. DOORS, Cameo, Enterprise)

Qualifications for the Systems Engineering Manager

• Degree in Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ().

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 17/11/2025