System Engineer

Location: Kent (commutable from surrounding areas)
Sector: Defence, Electro-Optics, Precision Engineering
Employment Type: Permanent
Posted by: Winsearch – Engineering & Technical Recruitment Specialists

Winsearch is supporting a leading manufacturer within the defence and precision engineering sector in the recruitment of an experienced System Engineer.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute across the entire product lifecycle — from concept design through to end-of-life — developing and delivering advanced electro-mechanical systems. Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, the successful candidate will play a key role in systems analysis, requirements capture, and cross-disciplinary integration involving electronics, mechanical, and software teams.

You’ll also work closely with commercial, operations, and quality functions to support new business opportunities, generate technical proposals, and provide accurate project estimates that support both innovation and delivery excellence.

• Analyse, capture, and produce specifications for complex systems and products.

• Collaborate with business development teams to prepare technical responses, proposals, and documentation that align with commercial objectives.

• Support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process by identifying technical risks and proposing robust mitigation strategies.

• Apply best-practice systems engineering principles and introduce cost-effective, innovative solutions to meet performance and compliance standards.

• Engage with customers and suppliers as required to support project delivery and product performance.

• Provide technical input to time and cost estimations in collaboration with Product Line Managers.

Essential:

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electronics, or a related technical discipline.

• Demonstrable experience in systems engineering within defence, aerospace, or precision manufacturing environments.

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, design verification, and analytical techniques.

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualification in Systems Engineering.

• Experience in electro-optics, electro-mechanics, or control systems.

• Working knowledge of FMEA, defence environmental standards (MIL-STDs, DEF-STANs), and EMC compliance.

• Familiarity with GIS and/or servo-control systems.

• Positive, solution-focused mindset with strong technical curiosity.

• Highly accountable, ethical, and committed to quality.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines.

• Motivated by problem-solving and delivering tangible outcomes.

• Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain Security Clearance (SC level).

• 9-day fortnight (every other Friday off)

• Competitive salary and company profit-sharing scheme

• Stakeholder pension and life assurance

• Private healthcare (Benenden)

• Recognition and engagement initiatives

Winsearch is a specialist technical recruitment partner supporting organisations across the engineering, defence, and advanced manufacturing sectors. We connect exceptional engineering talent with leading employers throughout the UK.

If you’re an experienced System Engineer seeking your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!

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