Senior System Engineer

Owen Daniels; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career progression

Professional development

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive system design across the full lifecycle within the defence and maritime sectors. The role involves defining requirements, leading technical work packages and guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust solutions.

Hybrid working arrangement is offered, with a balance of office and home-based days, and opportunities for ongoing professional development in cutting-edge programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree, HND or equivalent in engineering.
• Extensive experience as a Systems Engineer across the full lifecycle.
• Strong experience in capturing requirements and using requirements tools.
• Knowledge or experience of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading technical activities or mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Define, capture and manage system requirements using industry-standard tools.
• Support system design, integration, verification, validation and qualification activities.
• Develop and execute engineering work packages, delivering to cost, quality and schedule.
• Provide technical input into bids, proposals and customer-facing activities.
• Support product trials, testing and commissioning activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust technical solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and systems engineering best practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements capture

MBSE

Communication & stakeholders

Technical leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent in engineering

Job description

Are you an experienced Systems Engineer looking to work on complex, mission-critical technologies that support the UK's defence and maritime capabilities?

We're partnering with a leading engineering organisation that develops advanced systems for the defence and maritime sectors. Due to continued growth, they're looking to appoint a Senior Systems Engineer to play a key role in the design, development and delivery of innovative engineering solutions across the full product lifecycle.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative engineering team where you'll influence system design, support cutting-edge programmes and contribute to the development of next-generation defence technologies.

The Role

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll be responsible for progressing system design from concept through to development, integration, testing, qualification and in-service support.

You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define and manage system requirements, support product integration and verification activities, and provide technical input throughout the engineering lifecycle. You’ll also contribute to bid activities, lead technical work packages and help drive engineering excellence across multiple programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Define, capture and manage system requirements using industry-standard requirements management tools.
• Support system design, integration, verification, validation and product qualification activities.
• Develop and execute engineering work packages, ensuring delivery to cost, quality and schedule.
• Provide technical input into bids, proposals and customer-facing activities.
• Support product trials, testing and commissioning activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver robust technical solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and systems engineering best practices.

About You

• A Degree, HND or equivalent qualification in an Engineering discipline.
• Extensive experience working as a Systems Engineer within the full engineering lifecycle.
• Strong experience in requirements capture and requirements management tools.
• Knowledge or experience of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous experience leading technical activities or mentoring engineers.
• Experience within defence, maritime, sonar or the underwater battlespace environment would be highly advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working (2 days working from home).
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge defence and maritime technologies.
• Long-term career progression and ongoing professional development.
• A collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation and technical excellence.

Please note:

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be British Nationals and eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).