GCAP Lead Systems Engineer

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom • Posted June 11, 2026

Job Type: Full time
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Posted: June 11, 2026
Category: Engineers
Application Deadline: July 21, 2026

Role Description

Job Description:

The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for the technical leadership, planning, and execution of systems engineering activities across a programme or major project. The role ensures that customer and stakeholder needs are translated into a coherent, balanced and verifiable system solution that is can be delivered to time, cost, and quality. This role works closely with the Systems Engineering Manager (SEM) for Functional Delivery.

Working closely with the SEM and other internal stakeholders, the Lead System Engineer ensures systems engineering processes, tools, and governance are effectively applied throughout the lifecycle to deliver a technically robust, verifiable, and certifiable radar system in compliance with applicable standards, and in accordance with agreed project milestones and KPIs. 

What you’ll do

Technical Leadership

  • Provide overall technical leadership for systems engineering activities across the a...
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