Senior System Engineer

Strativ Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Strativ Group in London is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to bridge autonomy software and platforms. You will own the big picture from customer needs to architecture, interfaces and verification, and fix issues in code where needed.

Responsibilities cover turning requirements into system definitions, maintaining architectures and ICDs, and ensuring successful integration across simulation and flight tests with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field (see education).
• 5+ years delivering complex software-intensive systems.
• Hands-on in C++ and Python development.
• Experience with autonomous or robotic systems.

Responsibilities

• Turn mission needs into system, software and autonomy requirements.
• Build and maintain architectures with interface definitions.
• Define how autonomy software connects to vehicle and sensors.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to enable integration.
• Write C++ and Python for prototypes, tools, or utilities.
• Use logs and simulation data to diagnose issues and justify decisions.
• Lead integration across simulation and real/ground tests.

Skills

C++ programming

Python programming

Systems engineering

Requirements tracing

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Electrical / Aerospace / Systems Engineering / Robotics

Job description

Strativ are working with an innovative defence technology company in London that are building advanced autonomous systems.

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer who can sit between the autonomy software and the platforms it runs on. Someone who can own the big picture, from customer need through to architecture, interfaces and verification, and who can also open the code and fix things when needed.

You’ll be responsible for making sure complex autonomous systems come together and perform in the real world.

Responsibilities Include:

• Turning mission needs and customer requirements into clear system, subsystem, software and autonomy requirements
• Building and maintaining system architectures, functional decompositions and interface definitions, including ICDs, with full requirements traceability
• Defining how the autonomy software connects to vehicle systems, mission systems, sensors, comms and payloads
• Working alongside autonomy, software, GNC, avionics, hardware and test engineers to make integration succeed
• Writing C++ and Python where it’s needed, whether that’s prototypes, analysis tools, test infrastructure or engineering utilities
• Using logs, telemetry and simulation data to diagnose failures and back up technical decisions
• Leading and supporting integration across simulation, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, ground test and flight test

Required Skills:

• A degree (BS or MS) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, Robotics or a related discipline
• 5+ years developing, integrating or delivering complex, software-intensive systems, ideally in aerospace, defence, robotics or autonomy
• Hands-on experience developing and debugging in C++ and Python
• Experience with autonomous or robotic systems, such as perception, planning, estimation, guidance, navigation, controls or mission autonomy
• A solid grounding in systems engineering principles, applied to complex defence systems
• Experience with requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability and verification
• Experience producing system and functional architectures, interface definitions and ICDs