Positiv+ Cohort

Positiv+ Cohort is seeking a Systems Engineer to drive data-driven improvements across the electronics production lifecycle. The role focuses on turning complex datasets into actionable insights that boost efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product reliability. You will collaborate with electronics engineers, production teams, and quality assurance to translate insights into tangible improvements and build robust dashboards for stakeholders.

Role Overview: We are seeking a highly analytical and collaborative Systems Engineer to join our electronics production team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in electronic engineering and manufacturing, who thrives on turning complex datasets into actionable insights that drive operational excellence. Key Responsibilities: Data Analysis & Insight Generation Analyze complex datasets across the electronics production lifecycle, including design, manufacturing, testing, and supply chain stages. Identify trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities in production and test processes. Process Optimization Develop and implement data-driven solutions to enhance production efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product reliability. Contribute to the development of robust performance measurement frameworks across production areas. Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with electronics engineers, production teams, and quality assurance specialists to translate insights into tangible improvements. Support continuous improvement initiatives through data-backed recommendations. Reporting & Communication Design and deliver compelling dashboards and reports for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Communicate findings clearly to drive decision-making and strategic planning. Data Infrastructure & Governance Proactively enhance data collection methods, tools, and management practices in a low-volume production environment. Ensure data integrity and usability across systems. Mentorship & Leadership Potentially guide and mentor junior data analysts or engineers, fostering a culture of analytical excellence. Required Skills & Experience: Proven experience in electronic engineering, systems engineering, or manufacturing analytics. Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Python, MATLAB). Familiarity with electronics production environments and lifecycle stages. Experience with performance metrics, test coverage, and fault isolation strategies. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Role Purpose The Systems Engineer (Mechanical Bias) is responsible for the definition, integration, and delivery of the missile mechanical architecture, ensuring that mechanical and thermal solutions are coherent, compliant, and optimised across all missile variants. The role sits at the heart of systems engineering, acting as the focal point for mechanical requirements, interfaces, and validation logic throughout the missile lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Mechanical Architecture & Requirements Lead the establishment and ownership of the Missile Airframe Task Requirements Specification (TRS), ensuring a structured, robust, and traceable mechanical response to the overall Missile TRS. Define and maintain the overall mechanical architecture for all missile variants, ensuring consistency, compliance, and suitability against performance, environmental, and certification requirements. Ensure that mechanical architecture and interfaces are fully aligned with system-level requirements and design intent. Interface Management Manage the mechanical interface with the launcher, ensuring compatibility, robustness, and compliance with system and customer requirements. Lead the management of mechanical and thermal interfaces across the missile, coordinating inputs from multiple engineering domains to ensure fully integrated solutions. Act as the mechanical interface focal point between systems engineering, detailed design teams, and external stakeholders. Modularity, Reuse & Governance Implement and enforce GMA (Generic Missile Architecture) policies, ensuring that modularity, reuse, and commonality objectives are achieved across product variants. Promote architectural decisions that reduce lifecycle cost and complexity while maintaining technical integrity and performance. Verification, Validation & Certification Develop and own the airframe proving logic, defining how mechanical requirements will be validated and verified throughout development. Ensure mechanical compliance to the Airframe TRS, supporting the achievement of missile Certificate of Design and other regulatory approvals. Support reviews, audits, and technical assessments related to mechanical compliance and system integrity. Customer & Stakeholder Engagement Interface with and support the management of customer expectations throughout the development lifecycle, providing clear technical rationale and status on mechanical aspects. Contribute to technical discussions with customers, suppliers, and partners, representing the mechanical architecture with authority and clarity. Planning & Delivery Produce Statements of Work (SOWs), work packages, and associated plans for activities within the mechanical systems engineering scope. Support programme planning, risk management, and delivery activities, ensuring mechanical tasks are achievable, resourced, and appropriately sequenced. Skills & Experience Essential Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline. Proven experience in systems engineering within complex, safety-critical products (e.g. defence, aerospace, missile systems, or similar). Strong background in mechanical architecture, interfaces, and requirements management. Experience working with requirements specifications, interface control documentation, and verification plans. Ability to operate confidently at system and sub-system level. Desirable Experience with missile, airframe, or launcher systems. Knowledge of thermal management and environmental qualification in harsh operating conditions. Familiarity with modular design approaches and product line architecture. Experience supporting certification or regulatory approval activities.

Positiv+ Cohort is seeking a Systems Engineer (Mechanical Bias) to own the missile airframe mechanical architecture, interfaces, and verification strategies. You will ensure coherence and compliance of mechanical and thermal solutions across all variants, serving as the focal point for requirements and validation throughout the lifecycle. Essential background includes a degree in mechanical or systems engineering and proven experience in safety-critical systems.

Positiv+ Cohort is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead high-profile defence sector projects, guiding them from strategic planning through delivery. The candidate will manage budgets, schedules and stakeholder relationships to ensure successful outcomes. Ideal candidates have PM qualifications (PRINCE2/APM/AGILE) and experience with NEC contracts, plus a degree in a relevant field. Defence/Infrastructure project experience is highly valued.

We are looking for highly skilled and experienced ITProject Managersto help us assist our clients deliver high profile projects across the Defence Sector. As a member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering highly complex projects and programmes. Key deliverables: Managing and developing small to medium projects or work streams as part of larger projects to deliver the required outcomes. Manage the commercial aspects of projects; you will have experience in monthly budgeting/forecasting and managing project budgets. Managing project schedule and controlling the time elements of projects Managing internal and external Stakeholders in a project environment; use stakeholder management methods and techniques to manage risk and dependencies. Project Business Case formulation detailing project's objectives, costs and benefits demonstrating to stakeholders of its value. Demonstrating knowledge and experience of relevant project management skillsets. Building long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients. Desired Experience: Previous experience of working with UK Government organisations would be beneficial, particularly Defence. Experience of project management and/or programme management, adding value at the initial strategic planning phase all the way into implementation and delivery in the context of Defence and /or Infrastructure projects. Previous experience managing NEC contracts would be highly advantageous. Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on capital delivery projects. Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject with relatable experience Project Management Qualification (PRINCE2/APM PMQ/AGILE) What We Offer: The opportunity to work on mission-critical projects that impact national security. A supportive environment fostering professional growth and development. Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies in IT field.

Positiv+ Cohort is seeking a Systems Engineer with a strong Test RM focus and an Electrical Engineering background to support the delivery of complex defence equipment for a leading Customer / End Client. The role combines systems engineering, test, requirements, and project delivery with end-to-end responsibility for equipment work packages. The successful candidate will own equipment-level delivery, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and ensure compliance through a disciplined test

Positiv+ Cohort is seeking a Systems Engineer (Mechanical Bias) to own the mechanical requirements package for missile systems. You will ensure traceability from system level to sub systems, manage interfaces, and govern changes across multiple variants. Responsibilities include developing verification plans, maintaining the TRS, and coordinating with design teams, suppliers, and customers to support compliance and certification milestones.

Positiv+ Cohort in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced IT Service Delivery Manager to lead defence IT services, ensuring high-quality delivery, adherence to SLAs/KPIs, and regulatory compliance. The role requires active SC Clearance and British nationality, with responsibility for team leadership, budget management, and governance across complex service delivery environments. You will drive incident/problem/change management, engage senior stakeholders, and pursue continuous IT service

We're looking for an experienced Technical Requirements Systems Engineer to drive the definition, structure, and governance of system and software requirements for a complex, high impact engineering programme. This is a critical role at the heart of delivery - translating stakeholder needs into clear, testable, and traceable requirements that underpin system design, integration, and validation. If you thrive on bringing structure to complexity and enjoy working across systems, software, and testing domains, we'd love to hear from you. About the Role You'll take ownership of the requirements lifecycle - from early stakeholder engagement through to detailed specification - ensuring alignment across engineering, development, and test teams. Key Responsibilities Requirements Analysis & Governance Analyse and refine system requirements to align with programme objectives Translate stakeholder needs into clear, structured, and testable requirements Develop and maintain a robust requirements governance framework Traceability (end-to-end) Version control Change management Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including: End users of test systems System designers and engineers Software developers Integration & test teams Facilitate workshops, reviews, and requirement validation sessions Ensure alignment between technical delivery and business needs Documentation & Specification Own the creation and progression of: Technical Requirements Specification (TRS) Software Requirements Specification (SRS) Produce high-quality documentation that is: Clear, complete, and unambiguous Structured and maintainable Fit for engineering and test teams System & Software Requirements Development Define end-to-end system requirements including: Hardware Software Interfaces Constraints Break down high-level requirements into: Detailed software functionality Performance and behavioural requirements Ensure full traceability between TRS and SRS Integration, Test & Simulation Ensure requirements are testable and measurable Align requirements with system integration and validation strategies Support the use of simulation-led testing to validate system behaviour Key Deliverables Technical Requirements Specification (TRS) A complete, high-level requirements document covering the full test system, including: Stakeholder-driven inputs Hardware, software, and interface requirements System constraints and dependencies Software Requirements Specification (SRS) A detailed, structured breakdown of software requirements that: Defines system functionality and behaviour Links directly back to TRS (full traceability) Supports development, integration, and testing What We're Looking For Strong experience in requirements engineering within complex systems environments Proven track record delivering TRS / SRS documentation Deep understanding of: System integration & testing Verification & validation processes Simulation-based testing approaches Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Jama, Polarion) Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Highly structured, detail-oriented, and analytical mindset Why Join? Work at the centre of a technically complex, high-impact programme Shape how requirements drive design, development, and testing Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, software, and operations Play a key role in ensuring successful system delivery

About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer with a strong focus on software systems to join our dynamic team in the defence sector. This role is pivotal in shaping complex systems that meet diverse customer needs, ensuring robust requirements management, and driving software development aligned with strategic product line goals. Key Responsibilities: Customer Engagement & Requirements Capture: Collaborate with defence clients to understand, elicit, and refine their operational needs and translate them into clear, actionable system and software requirements. Requirements Derivation & Flowdown: Develop and manage system, subsystem, and software requirements using industry-standard tools, ensuring traceability and alignment with customer expectations. Product Line Strategy Support: Contribute to product line development by informing common architecture and reusable software components that serve multiple customer applications. Change Management: Define and implement controlled processes for managing engineering changes, ensuring system integrity and compliance throughout the lifecycle. Software Item Ownership: Act as the internal customer for specific software components, guiding their development and integration within the broader system architecture. What We're Looking For: Proven experience in requirements management and derivation, ideally within the defence industry. Proficiency with systems engineering tools such as DOORS, DOORS NG, Rhapsody, or similar. Strong understanding of functional design and the ability to flow requirements through system, subsystem, and equipment levels. Excellent communication skills to translate complex technical concepts into clear, customer-friendly language. Demonstrated ability in engineering change control and configuration management. Experience initiating and conducting trade studies and system development activities. Background in developing complex systems, preferably in a defence or aerospace environment. Ability to communicate architectures and technical ideas effectively across all levels of stakeholders. Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills. Experience working with product lines and modular system architectures is highly desirable. Competitive Rates Outside IR-35

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Service Delivery Manager to join our team in the Defence sector. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality IT services to support critical defence operations. This role requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to manage complex service delivery requirements within a highly regulated environment. The candidate must hold an active SC Clearance and be a British national. Key Responsibilities: Service Delivery Management:Lead the delivery of IT services to meet both operational and strategic goals. Ensure that service levels (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved. Client and Stakeholder Engagement:Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring that service delivery aligns with customer expectations. Foster strong relationships with defence sector clients and internal teams. Incident and Problem Management:Oversee the effective resolution of IT incidents and problems, ensuring minimal disruption to service. Proactively identify areas for improvement and implement preventive measures. Service Improvement:Continuously assess the IT service delivery process and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and customer satisfaction. Lead root cause analysis for service delivery issues and define corrective actions. Change Management:Ensure that changes to the IT environment are implemented smoothly with minimal disruption to service. Oversee the change management process, ensuring compliance with Defence sector standards. Compliance and Governance:Ensure that all service delivery activities are fully compliant with defence sector regulations, security protocols, and relevant legal and contractual requirements. Team Leadership:Manage and lead a team of IT professionals, providing mentorship, performance management, and career development opportunities. Ensure that the team is equipped with the right skills and tools to deliver quality service. Budget and Resource Management:Oversee the allocation of resources and manage the budget for IT service delivery. Ensure that service delivery is cost-effective and within agreed financial constraints. Reporting and Documentation:Prepare regular reports for senior management and clients, outlining service performance, incident reports, and service improvements. Ensure that all documentation is up to date and in compliance with governance standards. Key Skills and Experience: Proven experience in managing IT service delivery within the Defence sector or other highly regulated environments. Strong technical background in IT service management, with in-depth knowledge of frameworks such as ITIL. Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and guide a team to deliver high-quality results. Solid understanding of incident, problem, and change management processes. Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and clients, building strong relationships and understanding their needs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement. Experience with service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs). Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high level of attention to detail. A proactive and organised approach to managing tasks and priorities. Qualifications: Relevant Certifications:ITIL v3 or ITIL 4 Foundation (desired), Prince2 or similar project management qualification (desired). Degree:A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field is preferred but not essential. What We Offer: The opportunity to work on mission-critical projects that impact national security. A supportive environment fostering professional growth and development. Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies in the IT field.

Positiv+ Cohort is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer with security clearance to lead equipment work packages and ensure delivery to time, cost, and quality targets. The role combines electrical engineering with test design and supplier management in a complex environment. This contract role requires leadership across design authorities, risk management, and ongoing liaison with stakeholders.