Defence Systems Design Engineer — SC Clearance Eligible

ALTEN LTD - UK; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN LTD - UK is seeking an experienced engineer to join a team delivering safety-critical, defence-related systems. You will support the full lifecycle from requirements through verification, integrating hardware and software with multidisciplinary teams in a high-security environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master’s in Engineering (or equivalent military experience), plus capabilities in systems modelling and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying systems engineering principles across the development of complex products or platforms.
• Experience capturing, managing, and decomposing system requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of system integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Experience producing technical documentation and supporting engineering reviews.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities across the full development lifecycle.
• Capture, manage, and decompose system requirements.
• Contribute to system design, integration, and verification activities.
• Support technical reviews, risk assessments, and design decisions.
• Work closely with software, electronics, and test teams.
• Produce and maintain systems engineering documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Requirements management

System integration/verification

Technical documentation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

IBM Rhapsody

Job description

ALTEN LTD - UK is seeking an experienced engineer to join a team delivering safety-critical, defence-related systems. You will support the full lifecycle from requirements through verification, integrating hardware and software with multidisciplinary teams in a high-security environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's or Master’s in Engineering (or equivalent military experience), plus capabilities in systems modelling and technical documentation.