Poole-based Senior Defence Systems Engineer

Fortress Recruit Limited; Poole; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortress Recruit Limited is seeking a Senior Electrical/Systems Engineer in Poole to provide technical leadership across defence programmes and own the complete engineering lifecycle from concept to customer acceptance.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage technical risk, and ensure compliance with defence standards while collaborating with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders. A strong background in electrical design documentation and CAD tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in electrical, electronic or systems engineering, preferably in defence.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and giving senior technical direction.
• Knowledge of the full engineering lifecycle from concept to customer acceptance.
• Experience producing and approving electrical design documentation.
• Strong risk management and engineering governance experience.
• Familiar with CAD tools like Zuken E3, EPLAN.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards CEng is desirable.
• Eligibility for UK SC clearance (5 years residency) would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across complex engineering programmes to deliver customer and business requirements.
• Take technical ownership of electrical and electronic systems and ensure compliance with standards.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams through the product lifecycle.
• Produce, review and approve electrical design documentation and verification evidence.
• Support requirements development, system definition, design reviews, verification and qualification.
• Manage technical risk and maintain governance throughout delivery.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, production, quality, project management and certification teams to resolve issues.
• Support technical cost estimates and keep activities aligned with cost, quality and schedule.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and ways of working.
• Maintain knowledge of defence technologies and engineering best practice.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Systems Engineering

Chartered Engineer status desirable

Tools

Zuken E3

EPLAN

Job description

Fortress Recruit Limited is seeking a Senior Electrical/Systems Engineer in Poole to provide technical leadership across defence programmes and own the complete engineering lifecycle from concept to customer acceptance.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage technical risk, and ensure compliance with defence standards while collaborating with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders. A strong background in electrical design documentation and CAD tools is essential.