Senior Defence Infra Systems Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training & development

Wellbeing support

Career progression

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to apply systems engineering across defence and secure infrastructure programmes in Scotland. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, translate requirements, and ensure integrated, verifiable outcomes on client sites with regular on-site attendance.

You will work with ISO 15288, MBSE tools, and digital engineering methods to maintain the technical golden thread from need to delivery.

Qualifications

• Practical systems engineering experience in complex, multi-disciplinary project environments.
• Knowledge of ISO 15288 and INCOSE guidance advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering across major defence infrastructure programmes, integrating requirements, design, assurance and acceptance.
• Translate systems engineering best practice into infrastructure delivery lifecycles and client frameworks.
• Lead requirements engineering, ensuring needs are captured, traced, verified and managed.
• Identify and manage interfaces across systems, disciplines, facilities, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support technical reviews, design assurance, integration activities and acceptance processes.
• Maintain the technical golden thread from operational need through design, delivery and verification.
• Apply digital engineering and MBSE approaches using tools such as DOORS, Cameo and Sparx EA where appropriate.
• Engage clients, delivery partners and end users, communicating technical issues clearly and supporting informed decisions.

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to apply systems engineering across defence and secure infrastructure programmes in Scotland. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, translate requirements, and ensure integrated, verifiable outcomes on client sites with regular on-site attendance.

You will work with ISO 15288, MBSE tools, and digital engineering methods to maintain the technical golden thread from need to delivery.