Space Systems Engineer

Darwin Recruitment; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Space is hiring a Systems Engineer in Toulouse to coordinate cross-workstream activities and own technical schedules, milestones and dependencies.

You will track progress against scope, schedule and quality, coordinate engineers and external partners, and drive risks to closure while communicating status to leadership. English fluency is essential, French desirable in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree/master in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in systems engineering or similar environment.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the V-model.
• Experience defining, managing and tracing system requirements.
• Experience coordinating across multiple engineering disciplines and managing interfaces.
• Experience in project/technical project management (planning, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder coordination).
• Ability to own a technical workstream and drive to completion.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent English; French desirable.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate engineering activities across multiple workstreams.
• Own technical schedules, milestones, actions and dependencies.
• Track progress against scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives.
• Coordinate engineers and external partners to deliver technical outputs.
• Maintain risk and issue registers and drive actions to closure.
• Run technical/project meetings and ensure clear ownership of actions.
• Communicate project status, risks and decisions to leadership.
• Support resource planning and prioritisation across engineering activities.
• Contribute to planning, estimates, statements of work and customer deliverables.

Skills

Systems engineering

V-model

Requirements management

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Darwin Space are currently hiring for a Systems Engineer on behalf of a business in Toulouse.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate engineering activities across multiple workstreams.
• Own technical schedules, milestones, actions and dependencies.
• Track project progress against scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives.
• Coordinate engineers and external partners to deliver agreed technical outputs.
• Maintain project risk and issue registers and drive actions to closure.
• Run technical/project meetings and ensure clear ownership of actions.
• Communicate project status, risks and decisions to engineering and company leadership.
• Support resource planning and prioritisation across engineering activities.
• Contribute to project planning, estimates, statements of work and customer deliverables.

Essential

• Degree/Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in systems engineering, aerospace, space, defence or another complex engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and the V-model.
• Experience defining, managing and tracing system requirements.
• Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines and managing technical interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience in project or technical project management, including planning, scheduling, risk management and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to take ownership of a technical workstream and drive it through to completion.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent English; French is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can evolve quickly.