Senior System Engineer - Projects

Fortress Recruit Ltd; Poole; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortress Recruit Ltd is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer - Projects (elec-bias) for a leading defence engineering organisation in Poole. You will lead delivery of complex engineering projects for defence and maritime applications, coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring on-schedule outcomes.

The role requires a degree in electrical/electronic/systems engineering, full lifecycle experience, and eligibility for ITAR/SC clearance.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical, Electronic or Systems Engineering.
• Understanding of multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Full systems lifecycle experience.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities and priorities.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills.
• Experience in defence, aerospace or regulated environments.
• Eligibility for ITAR and SC clearance (5 years UK residency).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects from requirements to design, verification and manufacture.
• Coordinate resources across mechanical, electrical, electronics, systems and software.
• Provide technical input across electrical and electronic systems.
• Manage project requirements, risks, priorities and milestones.
• Coordinate design reviews and ensure compliance with customer requirements and standards.
• Maintain technical documentation and liaise with customers and stakeholders.

Skills

Project coordination

Systems engineering

Technical documentation

Regulated environment

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Fortress Recruit is supporting a leading Defence engineering organisation in their search for a Senior Systems Engineer - Projects (elec-bias) to join their growing team based in Poole. This role offers the opportunity to lead the delivery of complex engineering projects for defence and maritime applications.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating engineering projects from initial requirements through design, verification, qualification and manufacture
• Working with discipline leads to allocate engineering resources across mechanical, electrical, electronics, systems and software teams
• Providing technical input across electrical and electronic systems and supporting wider engineering activities
• Managing project requirements, technical risks, priorities and delivery milestones
• Coordinating design reviews and ensuring compliance with customer requirements, engineering standards and APQP quality processes
• Maintaining technical documentation and liaising with customers and internal stakeholders to support successful project delivery

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline
• An understanding of multidisciplinary engineering and how different technical teams work together
• Full systems lifecycle experience
• Experience coordinating engineering activities, resources or project priorities
• Strong communication, organisational and technical documentation skills
• Experience within defence, aerospace, marine or another regulated engineering environment
• Knowledge of APQP, DEF STAN, MIL-STD, EMC or environmental qualification would be beneficial
• Eligibility for ITAR and SC clearance (5 years' UK residency without visa or sponsorship requirement)

This role offers a balance of technical engineering, project leadership and multidisciplinary collaboration, without direct line management responsibility. You'll work across established specialist teams, bringing together the right expertise to deliver complex customer projects while remaining technically involved where required. The organisation has a strong project pipeline and is continuing to grow its engineering capability.

This is a permanent, full-time, predominantly site-based role in Poole, with some flexibility for home working depending on project requirements. A competitive salary is on offer.