Associate Systems Engineer

Saab Seaeye Ltd; Fareham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Workplace pension 8%

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

Death in service insurance

Share matching scheme

Maternity/Adoption & Paternity leave

Job summary

Saab Seaeye Ltd in Fareham seeks a Systems Engineer to develop and manage SysML models across underwater robotics platforms. You will ensure customer requirements are captured, decomposed, validated and traced throughout the project lifecycle, bridging mechanical, electrical, electronic and software domains.

Using MBSE, you will create architectures and interfaces, support cradle-to-grave lifecycle activities, and maintain design integrity across complex teams.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree or similar in engineering discipline with >2 years in a system-related role.
• Essential: Knowledge of system engineering principles and requirements capture.
• Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Essential: Good attention to detail.
• Desirable: UML/SysML design methodologies.
• Desirable: Experience with black-box system design and interface control methodologies and toolchains.
• Desirable: Experience of requirements management including validation & verification processes.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into engineering system solutions using requirements capture and systems architecture design.
• Develop and maintain SysML models representing system structure, behaviour, interfaces and requirements.
• Ensure complete requirements traceability from capture to verification.
• Administer system engineering databases and repositories.
• Maintain architecture design across multi-disciplinary product teams.
• Provide cradle-to-grave systems support through definition, design, testing and delivery.
• Proactively manage changes throughout the development lifecycle.
• Design robust architectures spanning electrical, mechanical and software interfaces.
• Use MBSE to create and maintain operational, logical and function architectures.

Skills

System engineering principles

Requirements capture

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

MBSE awareness

Education

Degree in engineering discipline

Tools

SysML/UML design methodologies

Requirements management tools

Interface control methodologies and toolchains

Job description

Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world. Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Role

This role is part of our Saab Seaeye business unit in Fareham. As part of the Systems Engineering team, you will develop, maintain, and manage SysML models for product systems, ensuring customer requirements are captured, decomposed, validated, and fully traced throughout the project lifecycle. The requirements will vary from customer-customisation of existing products through to R&D projects for underwater robotics platforms, tooling and equipment. Using your engineering skills and systems engineering knowledge to bridge mechanical, electrical, electronic and software domains to deliver complex products, which meet the customers expectations on-time and on budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into engineering system solutions via the use of Requirements Capture, Use-Cases and Systems architecture design
• Develop and maintain SysML models representing system structure, behaviour, interfaces and requirements within requirements management toolset
• Ensure completed requirements traceability from capture to verification
• Administer system engineering databases and repositories
• Maintain the systems architecture design across complex multi-disciplinary product development teams
• Provide cradle-to-grave systems support throughout the entire project lifecycle: from definition and design through to testing and delivery
• To proactively manage change throughout the development lifecycle
• Design and development of robust system architectures, which encompass electrical, mechanical and software interfaces and interactions
• Use Model Based Systems engineering (MBSE) to create and maintain operational, logical and function architectures

Qualifications and skills

• Essential: Degree or similar in engineering discipline >2 years' experience in system related role
• Essential: Knowledge of system engineering principles and requirements capture
• Essential: Excellent communication, both written and verbal
• Essential: Good attention to detail
• Desirable: UML/SysML design methodologies
• Desirable: Experience of black-box system design and interface control methodologies and toolchains
• Desirable: Experience of requirements management including validation & verification processes

Saab UK Company Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Workplace pension scheme with 8% company contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Group income protection scheme
• Death in service insurance
• Up to 5% share matching scheme
• Company enhanced Maternity/Adoption & Paternity leave.
• + Much more

At Saab, you'll be empowered to make a real difference. Join colleagues worldwide who share one purpose - keeping people and society safe through innovative defence and security solutions.

What makes that difference possible? You. We're a global leader in air, land and naval defence, civil security and commercial aeronautics, with approximately 28,000 employees across all continents. Our transformative approach combines deep expertise with continuous innovation - investing one-fifth of our earnings in research and development to solve tomorrow's challenges today. But technology alone doesn't create safety. Your perspective, your skills, your contribution - that's what transforms possibility into reality. Here, diversity strengthens everything we do. You'll find unlimited opportunities to advance your career whilst maintaining balance in your life beyond work. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where every person can fully focus on what matters.

Saab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer - all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran or disability status.