Job Description

Position:

Head of Systems Engineering

Salary: 75,000 - 90,000

Full Time

Permanent

Who we are:

SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

Annual Leave - Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing. Private Healthcare - Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing. Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover - Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security. Family Leave - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Christmas Leave - A Christmas shutdown is typically observed. Professional Development - Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning. Pension Contribution - pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice Flexible Working - Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance. Inclusive Culture - A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

The role:

The Head of Systems Engineering is the function leader for systems engineering, responsible for ensuring the quality and integrity of the team's output and delivering the right results on time. This role sets and enforces the expectation for how systems engineering is practiced within SSC through standards, practices, and a culture that values precision, ownership, and thoughtful integration.



By providing context, clarity, and connection to the broader engineering and delivery landscape, this role enables the team to work effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities will include:

Set the strategic direction for systems engineering across projects, ensuring a consistent and rigorous approach to requirements management and system integration through data-driven interface management. Oversee the capture, analysis, and validation of system and user requirements in collaboration with stakeholders and customers, fostering a customer-focused engineering culture. Ensure robust traceability across requirements, architecture, design, and testing, embedding systems thinking throughout the full engineering lifecycle. Establish and oversee the verification and validation strategy across all system levels, ensuring robust evidence is generated to support requirements closure and compliance. Lead the integration of assurance cases into our design foundations using a data-driven implementation. Act as an authority on systems assurance, supporting project-level decision making and stakeholder confidence in system integrity. Drive a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach across mechanical, electrical, software, and control systems teams to enable the development of integrated, high-performing systems, supported by robust data frameworks. Champion innovative risk evaluation and management practices as a core driving force in technical development. Build and mentor a high-performing systems engineering team, centred on continuous improvement, professional development, technical excellence, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Significant experience in systems engineering, ideally within the maritime defence sector, including technical leadership roles. Experience with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards for marine systems and equipment. In particular, experience designing for class approval against Lloyds Register or DNV-GL is beneficial. Successful track record of leading teams of engineers though the lifecycle to delivery. Systems engineering experience in the context of safety-critical systems. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment. Proven experience throughout the design, development, and testing stages of maritime platforms. Successful track record of working on complex projects with interdisciplinary teams.
Conversant in the concepts of model-based systems engineering and confidence in applying these concepts to a range of complex engineering projects.

Note

: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.

Values:

Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration Initiative and independent working Honesty and integrity Business and commercial awareness Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.



We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file.



*Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.