Senior Systems Engineer

• Marshall are an independent, family–owned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 1909
• Generous benefits including 27 days holiday, pension contributions up to 9%, private healthcare
• Hybrid/flexible working, office based in Cambridge
• Working on projects and programmes that really make a difference

In this role the Senior Systems Engineer will be the technical lead on a project, responsible for delivering a technical solution compliant with system and legislative requirements, to schedule and cost.

You will lead the development of innovative solutions that meet our customer needs. These projects are varied and at times complex used to support our military customers for missions systems and deployable infrastructure.

Why join Marshall in this role?

You will lead a team through concept to completion on a variety of complex, interesting and innovative project and programmes. These can vary in size and complexity but they will offer you the chance to make a difference to our end customers that work to protect those in critical situations across the globe, in different environments facing different challenges and situations. This makes the role an exceptional opportunity to deliver "extraordinary" solutions that really matter.

The team you will join are passionate about what they do, work collaboratively together and look to achieve common goals by supporting and challenging each other but with the same focus and purpose in mind.

Your Responsibilities in this role:

• Lead the development team to ensure most cost effective solutions are developed, which are safe to use and compliant with requirements and statutory legislation
• Define work packages and tasking documentation, including design approaches, budget and timescales to support programme schedule for delivery
• Produce, or review and approve engineering technical documents
• Produce, or review and approve engineering calculations to substantiate product designs
• Produce presentation packs and present evidence in formal development gate reviews
• Produce safety documentation, including hazard logs
• Produce, or review and approve technical specifications for sub–contract suppliers
• Produce, or review and approve test schedules / reports and lead testing activities
• Manage team performance to ensure delivery to schedule and budget.
• Conduct Professional Development Reviews and support development of engineers

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Qualified to degree level in Engineering or Apprenticeship with sufficient experience in the field or relevant transferable skills
• Sound understanding of engineering principles
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with energy and enthusiasm to all levels within and outside of the business
• Ability to apply your skills and knowledge across a wide and diverse range of projects
• Ability to work accurately and at pace
• Experienced in planning and delivering tasks to schedule and budget, demonstrating effective time management across many projects and priorities
• Proven experience of supporting team members to deliver and develop through coaching and guidance
• Sound understanding of product safety, standards, technical risk management
• Appreciation of manufacturing techniques, including riveting, bonding & fabricating

The Benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Paid volunteering leave
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

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Based in the UK, with operations in Canada, Marshall Land Systems specialises in the design and production of deployable operational infrastructure and mission support for humanitarian, defence and security operations across the globe.

Other core services include the integration of complex systems into a range of vehicles for use by the military and security services including explosive ordnance disposal and battlefield ambulances all underpinned by a full in–life managed service provision to ensure customers' equipment is available where and when they need it.