Senior Naval Systems Engineer - Defence & Interface Lead

Expleo; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative working environment

ExpleoAcademy training

Competitive benefits

One team culture

Job summary

Expleo is seeking a highly capable Senior Systems Engineer to support the development and evolution of complex naval air defence systems. The role provides technical systems engineering leadership during bid, assessment and concept development phases, producing technical artefacts and defining interfaces for future capability enhancements.

The ideal candidate will have a broad systems engineering background, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work across multiple work

Qualifications

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or another relevant STEM discipline.
• Demonstrable experience working within Defence, Aerospace, Maritime or other safety-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities across the bidding, assessment and early lifecycle phases of defence programmes.
• Perform impact assessments to evaluate proposed system and capability changes.
• Provide technical input to bid and proposal activities, including the generation of technical artefacts and work package content.
• Support feasibility studies and concept investigations for future programme capabilities.
• Act as a subsystem technical focal point, supporting technical reviews and engineering decision-making.
• Analyse and review system requirements and associated engineering documentation.
• Contribute to safety-related engineering activities and incident resolution support.
• Generate and maintain interface definitions, interface documentation and supporting technical presentations.
• Produce technical reports, presentations and engineering evidence to support programme milestones and customer reviews.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams, programme managers and customer stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Technical documentation

Interface management

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Written and verbal communication

Independent working

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM

Job description

Expleo is seeking a highly capable Senior Systems Engineer to support the development and evolution of complex naval air defence systems. The role provides technical systems engineering leadership during bid, assessment and concept development phases, producing technical artefacts and defining interfaces for future capability enhancements.

The ideal candidate will have a broad systems engineering background, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work across multiple work