Hybrid Systems Engineer — Defence Tech & Risk Management

Chess Dynamics Ltd; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

28 days annual leave

Holiday purchasing scheme

Job summary

Chess Dynamics Ltd. in Horsham is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary engineering activities across mechanical, electrical and software domains, ensuring coherence to customer needs and project goals.

The role emphasizes requirements management, architecture design, safety analysis and risk mitigation, with opportunities to shape engineering plans and verification strategies across development lifecycles.

Qualifications

• A good degree in Engineering or physical sciences.
• 1 to 3 years’ engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of Systems engineering principles, INCOSE knowledge.
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge across mechanical, electrical and software.

Responsibilities

• Requirements capture and management.
• Functional and physical systems architecture design and definition.
• Functional, detailed design and safety analysis.
• Risk mitigation contribution.
• Engineering management plans (safety, test integration, risk).
• Verification evidence gathering for system requirements.
• Procurement specifications for sub-systems and components.
• Writing test specifications.
• Design reviews.
• Environmental qualification plans (EMC, temp, shock & vibration).
• Technical report writing.

Skills

Systems engineering

Communication skills

Report writing

Multidisciplinary knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Visure

R4J

JIRA

Job description

Chess Dynamics Ltd. in Horsham is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary engineering activities across mechanical, electrical and software domains, ensuring coherence to customer needs and project goals.

The role emphasizes requirements management, architecture design, safety analysis and risk mitigation, with opportunities to shape engineering plans and verification strategies across development lifecycles.