Functional Architecture Development Lead

Electus Recruitment

📍 Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Full-time Engineers Posted June 03, 2026

Job Description

Functional Architecture Development Lead

You will shape and evolve complex defence system architecture across high integrity engineering programmes. This role gives you ownership of technical direction, integration decisions and system level problem solving in a highly regulated environment.

Essential requirements
• British Citizen or Dual national with eligibility for SC clearance
• Systems engineering lifecycle experience in complex defence or aerospace environments
• Proven experience defining or developing system architecture
• Strong background in system integration and interface definition
• Experience working with requirements and verification activities

Rewards Salary up to £57,000 depending on experience

What you will work on
• Leading technical studies that inform future system evolution and capability
• Supporting integration activity across multiple engineering teams and sub systems
• Resolving ...