Lead Systems Engineer

Gold Group

📍 rochester, england, United-Kingdom

Full-time Engineering Posted June 12, 2026

Job Description

Overview

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

Salary: GBP65000 - GBP70000 per annum + 10% bonus

Role: Lead Systems Engineer

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

Responsibilities

The Lead Systems Engineer will provide support to the functional department and projects by understanding the work package scope, scheduling, resources and strategy for development across the Systems and Software domains. You will work with Engineering Project Managers to broadly understand near-term work planned (3–6 months) and longer-term work planned (18–24 months). You will be leading a team of engineers to deliver against plans and estimates.

  • You will 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 milestones.
  • You will u...