Systems Engineering Manager

Innovate Recruitment Ltd • Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom • Posted June 01, 2026

Location Reading, Berkshire
Job Type Full-time
Category architecture-and-engineering
Posted June 01, 2026
Role: Systems Engineering Manager

Location: Berkshire (Onsite)

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Allowance

I’m partnering with a leading UK defence technology organisation delivering advanced mission-critical systems that operate across land, maritime and airborne domains.

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Leader to take full ownership of engineering delivery across complex, regulated programmes. This is a high-impact role leading multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring delivery to scope, cost, schedule and governance standards aligned to ISO 15288 lifecycle principles.

Key Responsibilities

* Own and lead end-to-end engineering delivery across one or more programmes

* Drive Systems Engineering best practice (V-model, iterative & incremental models)

* Lead multi-discipline teams and manage technical dependencies

* Identify and mitigate technical risk; manage change and configuration control

* Ensure...

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