Description
We’re building the next UK-headquartered engineering powerhouse.
At Rowden, we design and integrate advanced systems that sense, connect, and protect data in challenging environments where quick decisions are vital. Our solutions use intelligent automation to enhance speed and efficiency and are built to be reliable and straightforward for critical operations in remote or high-pressure settings.
Headquartered in Bristol (UK), we combine modern engineering methods with cutting-edge commercial technology to create adaptable, mission-critical systems. We focus on solving the tough challenges that others overlook, ensuring our customers can operate effectively in an ever-changing world.
Headquartered in Bristol (UK), we combine modern engineering methods with cutting-edge commercial technology to create adaptable, mission-critical systems. We focus on solving the tough challenges that others overlook, ensuring our customers can operate effectively in an ever-changing world.
Leading our Systems Engineering team
We're seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Team Lead to lead our talented team of Systems Engineers and drive complex projects, products, and solutions. You'll be both a technical expert and strong people leader, developing our systems engineering capability to support Rowden’s continued growth. You’ll excel when working at pace in an environment with a high degree of change and uncertainty.
In this role, you'll work across the business on pioneering technologies, including soldier systems, C4I integration programmes, AI/ML capabilities, and new product activities. You’ll collaborate closely with RF, Hardware, Software, Networking, Infrastructure & Applications, Safety, and Security to deliver agile solutions. You will leverage best-in-class tooling and automation to accelerate delivery while ensuring rigorous assurance. Expertise in waterfall, agile, iterative, spiral and agile models is essential, along with the ability to navigate diverse and complex stakeholder needs.
This role requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site at our Bristol HQ due to the level of visible leadership and mentorship required. There will also be occasional travel to customer sites. Candidates must be willing to obtain a UKNSV security clearance. with SC clearance being essential.
More information about security clearance is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
Key areas of responsibility
As a Principal Systems Engineer / Team Lead at Rowden, you’ll be responsible for:
- Systems Engineering leadership support and hands-on delivery across our growing and busy operating units, working across edge, cloud and emerging products.
- Accountability for systems engineering quality and performance.
- Pragmatic and proportionate capability development (people, processes and technology adoption) to meet the needs and ambitions of the business.
- Support to Rowden’s goal of being externally recognised experts in the agile delivery and assurance of complex, software-centric systems.
- Efficient resource and capacity management within the team with an ability to acutely assess overall resource and skill priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective line and team management of Rowden’s Systems Engineers, embodying inclusive and supportive leadership.
- Development of a strong culture within the team aligned to Rowden’s vision and values.
- Effective communication and engagement with wider stakeholders across the business, as well as externally when required.
Working at Rowden
We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are!
We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants.
Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.
Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!
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