Senior System Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior System Engineer for a vital government defence programme in Farnborough. This hybrid role involves working with stakeholders on secure systems delivery and offers the chance to engage with the full engineering life cycle in a dynamic, agile environment.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in architecture modelling tools.
• In-depth knowledge of requirements engineering.
• Experience on large-scale, mission-critical integration programmes.

Responsibilities

• Define system-of-systems requirements with stakeholders.
• Model functional requirements using MBSE tools.
• Produce detailed engineering artefacts for compliance.

Skills

Architecture modelling tools

System modelling

Requirements engineering

Stakeholder coordination

Secure systems design

Tools

Sparx EA

MagicDraw Cameo

Job description

Job Description

Senior System Engineer | up to £80,000 | Farnborough - Hybrid

We are seeking a Senior System Engineer to join a high-profile government defence programme, working on systems vital to security. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full engineering life cycle in an agile environment, with a focus on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and secure systems delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders, suppliers, and architects to define system-of-systems requirements.
• Use MBSE tools to model functional requirements and system behaviours.
• Lead technical derivation, compliance assessments, and requirements allocation.
• Produce detailed engineering artefacts including designs, failure modes analysis, security documentation, and service management designs.
• Support onboarding of services onto virtualised infrastructure.
• Conduct system-level cost/benefit and technical trade studies.
• Deliver milestone reviews and ensure engineering tasks align with programme scope.
• Define and model interfaces, user scenarios, and security requirements.
• Collaborate across agile teams to maintain design and architectural alignment.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong expertise in architecture modelling tools (eg Sparx EA, MagicDraw Cameo).
• Familiarity with frameworks and such as TOGAF, MODAF, NAF, SysML, Archimate.
• Experience on large-scale, mission-critical integration programmes.
• Skilled in system modelling, interface definition, and functional decomposition.
• In-depth knowledge of requirements engineering (text and model-based).
• Experience with secure systems design, including CIA principles and virtualised environments.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier coordination abilities.
• Proven ability to develop security artefacts (eg RMADs, SyOPS, ISMS, DART).
• Minmum SC cleared, ideally DV cleared.

Desirable:

• ITIL and knowledge of Service Management processes.
• Background in Air Traffic Management or other safety-critical domains.
• Experience with assurance and regulatory compliance across functional areas.
• Willingness to challenge conventions and offer innovative solutions.
• Confident communicator with clear written and verbal presentation skills.

This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in a strategically significant programme, delivering secure, high-assurance systems that make a real-world impact. If you thrive in complex, fast-paced engineering environments, we'd love to hear from you.