Lead Systems Engineer

Company: Gold Group Ltd
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Location: Rochester
Job Description:

Role: Lead Systems Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent 4+ days on-site per week

Salary: £60,000 – £65,000

Experienced Lead Systems Engineer needed in Rochester to work on cutting edge systems within the aerospace industry.

This role focuses on guiding and developing engineers by offering technical direction, supporting 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.

What the role of the Lead Systems Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Lead Systems Engineer will include:

  • You will be providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development
  • Your understanding of scope, size and time phasing of packages of work, will be used to facilitate and contribute to project success
  • You will be understanding the team size and skillset required, giving regular status and recommendations on resourcing requirements to the project and functional engineering manager
  • You will be supporting the business by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects

What experience you need to be the successful Lead Systems Engineer:

  • You will have experience in the systems engineering domain and product lifecycle
  • You will have familiarity with system engineering tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink
  • You will have experience leading a team and making decisions from either a technical or managerial aspect
  • You will have a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics)

Benefits: Overtime, 14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!

Please note: Due to security restrictions we can only consider Sole UK Nationals for this position.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Systems Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don’t miss out!

Posted: July 5th, 2026