Senior System Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Letchworth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible leave

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to drive system-level decisions and act as a central technical authority across engineering disciplines.

The role spans the full lifecycle from concept to verification and integration, with opportunities to mentor engineers and contribute to future technology programs. The ideal candidate has aerospace or other highly regulated experience and will work in a hybrid environment with strong career development and a competitive

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in safety-critical or regulated industries.
• Experience across full system lifecycle (concept to verification).
• Experience writing system-level requirements and specs.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements capture and system architecture activities.
• Develop and maintain system requirements and specifications.
• Coordinate verification, validation and integration across disciplines.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Stakeholder management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Hardware/software integration

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

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