Senior Systems Engineer

You will be responsible for undertaking the Systems Engineering activities as part of one or more multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring mechanical, electrical and software design aspects are coherent and that ultimately the system meets the customer need. Where appropriate, that may be in a project leadership capacity in partnership with a project manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements capture and analysis
• Technical risk management
• Functional and physical systems architecture design and definition.
• Development of engineering management plans (safety, integration & acceptance, technical risk management).
• Gathering and generation of verification evidence for system requirements.
• Creation of requirement and test specifications for systems and components, for internal teams and external suppliers
• Conducting design reviews
• Overseeing integration and acceptance activities (requires international travel at times)
• Environmental qualification plans (e.g. EMC, Temperature, Shock & Vibration)

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong degree in engineering or related discipline (2(ii) or above)
• Minimum of 4 years systems engineering experience in a defence manufacturing (or similar).
• Experienced in requirements analysis and interpretation
• Hands on experience of systems integration/test activities and customer acceptance
• Practical understanding of electrical and mechanical technology

Desirable

• Technical leadership of successful project teams
• Familiarity with statutory compliance (e.g. CE Marking)
• Familiarity with defence standards (MIL, STANAG, etc)

Personal Attributes

• Confident and professional in front of customers
• Resourceful in problem solving and able to work independently when required
• A resilient and adaptable to changing requirements

Work life balance:

• 37.5 hour working week
• Lunchtime finishes on a Friday
• Hybrid / flexible working arrangements
• 28 days annual leave
• Christmas closure
• Holiday purchasing scheme

Security Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of our business, our staff need to be able to obtain UK Security Clearance as a mandated requirement. Therefore, if successful, you will need to provide proof of identity, employment history and right to work in the UK, along with proof of UK residency for at least five years.