Senior Systems Engineer

Manpower Group (UK); Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) is seeking a Systems Engineer for a 12-month role in Cheltenham with a mix of three days onsite and two days remote. The contract is inside IR35 and Umbrella-based, with rate negotiable.

The role focuses on systems engineering throughout the lifecycle, translating aircraft-level requirements into qualification strategies for the power system, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards. You will lead cross-functional teams and contribute to test planning and validation.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Physics or similar.
• Experience in aviation, automotive, or embedded systems development with adherence to industry standards.
• Strong organisation and communication skills.
• Experience leading teams or mentoring junior staff.
• Knowledge of verification strategies and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design and contribute to systems engineering across functional groups to meet performance and cost targets.
• Translate customer aircraft-level requirements into qualification strategies for the power system.
• Author qualification test plans and procedures with TE and Qualification Teams.
• Support continuous improvement activities such as PSR, Kaizen, and 5S.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations in English for internal and external customers.
• Plan, estimate, and manage activities to meet project schedules.
• Participate in certification compliance activities and design reviews.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Coaching staff

Education

Engineering degree or HND

Tools

Test equipment

Verification strategies

Automated testing scripts

Job description

Role: Systems Engineer

Location: Cheltenham(3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Duration: 12 months

Rate: negotiable

Inside IR35: Umbrella

The Role & Essential Responsibilities

• Experienced in systems design lifecycle and will work effectively with all functional groups in system engineering to accomplish full product qualification performance and cost/schedule targets.
• Understand customer requirements at an aircraft level and decompose them effectively to determine appropriate qualification strategy for the power system and the product development of the system
• Author qualification test plans and test procedures; work with Test Engineering (TE) and Qualification Teams to define the test hardware requirements (TRD) and test environment
• Support Lean continuous process improvement activities such as PSR (problem solving report), Kaizen, 5S, etc. to rapidly resolve issues and continuously improve existing processes and strategies
• Demonstrate proficiency with verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, and analyses to both internal and external customers
• Communicate effectively and proactively on progress and demonstrate ability to plan, estimate, prioritise and manage activities to meet the project schedule
• Participate in certification compliance activities and design reviews

Qualifications / Requirements

• Previous experience in team-based projects providing direction and coaching to less experienced staff.
• An appropriate degree or HND in Engineering, Mathematics, Applied Physics or similar subject, or equivalent experience shows a logical mindset, alongside good problem solving and solution building skills.
• Previous experience in an aviation, automotive or similar embedded systems development environment demonstrates understanding of working to rigorous industry mandated development standards; for example, ARP4754A and DO160G.
• Strong organisation and communication skills
• Knowledge of different verification strategies and test equipment will aid in creating, updating and performing systems tests - be it script-based automated tests, or writing procedures for manual actions. Knowledge of test infrastructure and design of testing facilities is key to success in this role.
• The ability to leverage your experience to contribute to the modification of the power distribution systems architecture (in collaboration with other technical leads and the customer's based on feedback received from testing.