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Associate Director Systems

Birmingham, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior technical leadership for Systems Engineering and Systems Integration across a portfolio of major railway projects in the UK and Ireland.

Role type

Senior IC systems engineering lead (rail infrastructure)

Builds

Railway systems, integrated delivery of complex transport infrastructure

Domain

Rail transport, infrastructure engineering, systems engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

systems thinking, requirements management, system architecture, interface management, verification and validation (V&V), configuration and change management, technical assurance, systems integration strategy, portfolio leadership, client advisory, bid and commercial experience, mentoring

Preferred skills

Chartered Engineer status, experience in system safety and interoperability, RAMS expertise

Technologies

Systems Engineering Management Plans, lifecycle strategies, system definition tools

Responsibilities

Lead and assure application of Systems Engineering across railway projects; develop Systems Engineering Management Plans and lifecycle strategies; lead system definition and stakeholder analysis; translate operational needs into structured requirements; balance technical performance, safety, cost, and stakeholder needs; lead Systems Integration strategies; develop Systems Engineering capability plans; act as trusted senior advisor to clients; lead technical and professional development of practitioners.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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