Senior Engineer - Systems Engineering (Integration & Validation)

Onyx-Conseil; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (IV&V) to oversee system engineering activities and support the integration and qualification of complex systems. The role offers hybrid working options and comes with a competitive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements. Candidates will engage in technical tasks and work closely with various teams to meet customer requirements, making a meaningful impact in shaping future systems.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in requirements elicitation and management.
• Degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant STEM subject.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and compile technical specifications to support the IV&V strategy.
• Develop, validate and manage requirements designs.
• Integration and testing of systems containing various subsystems.

Skills

Requirements management

Systems engineering lifecycle

Education

Degree in Engineering/Physics/Maths/Science

Tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer (IV&V)

Location: Portsmouth, Filton, Weymouth, or Frimley (Hybrid) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Understanding and interpreting challenging needs and requirements
• Design and compilation of technical specifications to deliver capabilities in supporting the IV&V strategy
• Developing, validating and managing requirements designs along with qualification/acceptance activities
• Integration and test of systems containing electronic, mechanical and software sub-systems, understanding the potential impact on the whole boat and interfacing systems
• Taking responsibility for technical work packages and Combat Systems (CS) equipment
• Verifying that customer needs are satisfied through planned qualification and test activities
• Steering test systems development through implementation of best practice systems lifecycle processes
• Working with customers to support delivered systems and resolve issues

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience in requirements elicitation and management and/or design certification and acceptance of complex products and systems, with experience of using requirements managements tools
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
• Knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle with the ability to apply good systems engineering practices to your work

Desirable:

• Awareness of relevant Defence and Industry standards
• Experience of submarine design or combat systems whilst not essential would be an advantage
• An understanding of Systems Architecting via Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Combats Systems Build Integration and Testing team:

As a Senior Systems Engineer (IV&V), you will be supporting the Principal Systems Engineer by performing a host of system engineering and design activities for the execution of the IV&V strategy. This will involve a broad spectrum of tasks involving the design and setup of the facilities and capabilities (Test Rigs) along with supporting the test programmes through to system certification. These activities are pivotal in supporting the design, development, integration and qualification of complex systems for in-build or in-service vessels. You will be able to expand your professional network by regularly travelling to other BAE sites. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 18th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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