Lead Systems Engineer

Gold Group

📍 clapham hill, england, United-Kingdom

Full-time Engineering Posted June 14, 2026

Job Description

Lead Systems Engineer – Job Overview

Location: Rochester, Kent – 4+ days on-site per week. Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 plus 10% bonus.

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

Responsibilities

  • Understand the top level packages of work, size and time phasing across the teams within the PRG, and how these contribute to critical path and/or milestones.
  • Understand the team sizes and skillset required, as well as any major dependencies or facilities required across the PRG.
  • Contribute to strategic project meetings and facilitate implementation of initiatives.
  • Give regular status and recommendations on the resourcing requirements to the project and the Functional Manager.
  • Support the projects by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on‑going projects.
  • Support the team members with thei...