Product Delivery Manager (Defence/Systems Engineering)

Job description

Product Delivery Manager (Defence/Systems Engineering) - Contract role - Reading

Synergize Consulting are now hiring for a Product Delivery Manager to work at a leading defence client, on a contract basis.

The successful candidate will work in a pivotal leadership role, driving the transition from document-centric to authoritative model-centric engineering - ensuring end-to-end traceability from capability requirements through architecture, interfaces, analysis, simulation, verification, and compliance evidence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking accountability for delivering and continuously improving the digital engineering capabilities that support a System of Systems (SoS) workstream.
• Own and evolve the SoS digital capability, including architecture modelling, integration, configuration/change control, variant management, and digital thread integration.
• Define SoS reference architectures and technical baselines aligned to enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver integrated toolchains enabling full life cycle traceability across capability, operational scenarios, system allocations, interfaces, verification, and test evidence.
• Translate business and engineering needs into a clear roadmap, prioritising backlogs, and delivery plans aligned to programme increments.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, supplier coordination, vendor performance, and service management across complex, multi-partner environments.
• Establish governance for models, data standards, baselining, versioning, and auditability.
• Drive adoption through training, model governance, and model-centric reviews.

Experience Required:

• Significant experience delivering MBSE/SoS digital capabilities ideally gained in either the aerospace, defence, or other regulated industries.
• Strong expertise in UAF/DoDAF-aligned architecture modelling, SysML/UML, IBM DOORS NG, interface management, configuration control, and digital thread integration.
• Proven experience managing complex toolchains, suppliers, and cross-domain integration in safety-critical environments.
• Service Management (eg, ITIL) and Project/Programme Management (eg, PRINCE2, APM, SAFe) certification or equivalent experience.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, financial management, and delivery leadership skills.
• Due to the nature of the client, it would be an advantage for candidates to hold, or be eligible and willing to undergo, a certain level of security clearance (SC).

If you are looking to take the next exciting step in your IT career, please send in your CV for immediate consideration.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Reading

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English