Defence Systems Engineer – Opto Sensors (Hybrid)

ALTEN Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere & team events

Job summary

ALTEN Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Systems Engineer for defence projects in Glasgow. The role covers the full systems engineering lifecycle on real‑time, sensor‑based platforms with SC clearance eligibility, a hybrid on-site arrangement in Glasgow/Edinburgh and 5+ years of experience.

You will work across software, hardware and systems teams on end‑to‑end delivery, from requirements capture to verification and delivery, contributing to critical maritime and avionics defence platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.
• Experience with opto‑electronic, optical or sensor‑based systems.
• Knowledge of MBSE and SysML modeling techniques.
• Background in maritime or defence programmes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver systems engineering activities across the full V‑model lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, verification and validation).
• Capture, manage and maintain system requirements within DOORS with full traceability.
• Support and lead system integration across embedded software and sensor subsystems.
• Define system architectures, interfaces and functional behaviour.
• Contribute to integration and system‑level test strategy, planning and execution.
• Participate in design reviews, governance and risk‑based decision making.
• Collaborate with software, hardware and systems engineering teams.
• Support through‑life engineering including defect management and configuration control.

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Left-hand side of V-model

Requirements engineering

DOORS

System interfaces & integration

Verification & validation

Analytical problem-solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Process-driven environments

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Relevant technical military background with equivalent experience

Tools

DOORS

SysML/MBSE

Job description

ALTEN Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Systems Engineer for defence projects in Glasgow. The role covers the full systems engineering lifecycle on real‑time, sensor‑based platforms with SC clearance eligibility, a hybrid on-site arrangement in Glasgow/Edinburgh and 5+ years of experience.

You will work across software, hardware and systems teams on end‑to‑end delivery, from requirements capture to verification and delivery, contributing to critical maritime and avionics defence platforms.