Senior System Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible leave arrangements

Hybrid working

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to act as the central technical authority across engineering disciplines in a regulated aerospace environment. You will drive system-level decisions, oversee the lifecycle from concept to integration, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver robust, compliant solutions.

You will have opportunities to mentor junior engineers and contribute to ongoing professional development within a growing engineering

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in safety-critical or highly regulated environments such as aerospace, defence, automotive, rail, or similar.
• Strong systems engineering experience across the full product lifecycle (concept to verification/validation).
• Experience writing system-level requirements and documentation for complex products.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements capture, system architecture, design, verification, validation and integration.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hardware, software and electronics.
• Act as central technical authority and shape system-level decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Stakeholder management

Leadership / mentoring

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

This key role sits at the forefront of cutting-edge aerospace and advanced engineering technology. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will work on mission-critical products, acting as a central technical authority between engineering disciplines and helping shape the system-level decisions that drive successful product delivery.

Working across the full systems engineering lifecycle, you will be involved in requirements capture, system architecture, design, verification, validation, and integration activities. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring robust technical solutions are delivered to the highest standards. Engineers looking to expand their leadership responsibilities will also have opportunities to mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects.

The ideal candidate will come from aerospace or another highly regulated, safety-critical industry. However, we are keen to hear from experienced engineers within defence, automotive, rail, robotics, complex electronics, or other sectors where rigorous systems engineering processes are essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering team working on innovative products, with significant investment in new technologies and future development programmes. The business offers excellent career progression, ongoing professional development, a collaborative working environment, hybrid working, and a competitive benefits package including bonus and flexible leave arrangements.

They offer flexible and hybrid working hours with a good pension and bonus scheme.

Requirements:

• Degree-qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience working within a safety-critical or highly regulated industry such as aerospace, defence, automotive, rail, or similar.
• Strong systems engineering experience covering the full product lifecycle from concept through to verification and validation.
• Experience developing and managing system requirements, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Demonstrable experience writing system-level requirements and specifications for complex products within a safety-critical environment.
• Experience with systems architecture, requirements decomposition, and requirements traceability.
• Experience in system integration, testing, verification, and validation activities.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams across hardware, software, and electronics engineering.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.