Lead Systems Architect - Defence & Aerospace - Carbon60

Bristol (Hybrid) | £550-£600 per day (Inside IR35) | 12-Month Contract

Please note: to apply for this position, you must to be a British citizen and hold active SC clearance (or be eligible for it).

Carbon60 are working with a leading defence organisation seeking a Mission Planning & Control (MP&C) Lead Architect to support the development of highly complex and mission-critical systems.

Location: Bristol (at least 3 days per week on-site).

The Role

As Lead Architect, you'll play a key role in delivering Mission Planning & Control (MP&C) products for a critical defence system (FC/ASW TP15), supporting UK and international partners. Reporting to the Head of TP15 MP&C, you will:

• Lead the development of MP&C architecture, ensuring integration within the broader Weapon System Architecture.
• Define and maintain the MP&C Architecture Vision.
• Guide and support a team of MP&C architects, overseeing task delegation and work package delivery.
• Ensure coherence between architectural components, focusing on traceability, interface definition, and modularity.
• Provide leadership through progress updates, issue resolution, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

• Strong background in complex systems architecture, with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience.
• Experience with product-line architectural principles (advantageous).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across multi-skilled teams.
• Leadership skills, including task delegation and driving activities across teams.
• Ability to quickly understand and resolve complex technical challenges.

• IBM Rhapsody (essential) & Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
• IBM Engineering Workflow Management (formerly Rational Team Concert).
• Ideally, DOORS Next Generation.

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