Senior System Architect – Payload

Overview

In this role you will lead the design, integration and assurance of maritime mission system payloads, including sensors, effectors, ISR and autonomous capabilities. You will define modular, vendor-agnostic architectures that ensure payloads operate across complex force-level environments. You’ll work with customers, suppliers and programme teams to ensure interoperable, resilient, and optimized solutions for maritime operations. You will shape future payload strategies and support delivery for domestic and export programmes. This is a chance to contribute to cutting-edge mission capabilities within a collaborative, global defence environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Career development and lifelong learning
• Wellbeing support
• Balanced lifestyle
• Inclusive culture
• Reward tailored to you and your family
• Competitive rewards

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for sensors, effectors, ISR and mission payloads
• Define payload integration standards, interfaces and design principles
• Ensure interoperability across platforms, mission systems and off-board assets
• Embed safety, survivability and assurance within payload architectures
• Champion open, modular and scalable payload solutions
• Influence stakeholders on payload strategy and integration approaches

Key requirements

• A degree in Engineering (or a related subject)
• Full membership of an appropriate engineering institution and Chartered Engineer (or actively working towards)
• Extensive experience in maritime payload integration and system-of-systems architecture
• Deep knowledge of defence sensors, effectors, ISR and mission systems

• Stakeholder engagement
• Collaborative working with customers and partners
• Influencing and communicating architectural decisions
• Maritime payload integration
• System-of-systems architecture
• Defence sensors, effectors, ISR and mission systems

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