Senior Systems Engineer

Roc Search Europe Limited; East Horsley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Roc Search Europe Limited is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our automotive client in Surrey. You will apply structured systems engineering methods across the product lifecycle, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to specify, develop and verify complex hardware and software systems.

The role emphasizes requirements management, verification, and adherence to functional safety (ISO 26262) and cybersecurity (ISO 21434) standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering and requirements management across hardware and software.
• Proven ability to manage requirements baselines, traceability and verification.
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 or equivalent standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply structured systems engineering methodologies across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define specifications.
• Develop and verify system, hardware and software requirements.
• Support architecture development and technical trade-off studies.
• Produce safety and cybersecurity documentation and reports.
• Assist in risk assessments and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements management

Traceability & verification

System-level testing

Functional Safety ISO 26262

Cybersecurity ISO 21434

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB / Simulink

Job description

Good Afternoon,

I'm currently representing an Automotive company searching for a Senior Systems Engineer.

Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Surrey

Salary: £60,000-£70,000

Permanent

An innovative automotive technology company is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Surrey.

The business is developing advanced technologies for the automotive sector, and this role will play an important part in the specification, development and verification of complex products across hardware and software.

The Role

You'll apply structured systems engineering methodologies throughout the product lifecycle, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting stakeholder requirements analysis and system specification
• Developing and managing system, hardware and software requirements
• Managing requirements baselines, traceability and verification
• Supporting system architecture development and technical trade-off studies
• Applying ISO 26262 Functional Safety and ISO 21434 Cybersecurity
• Producing safety specifications, reports and technical documentation
• Supporting system verification, including test case definition and test result analysis
• Investigating non-conformances and supporting change management
• Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop robust technical solutions
• Supporting risk assessments and continuous improvement

About You

We're looking for a Systems Engineer with a relevant engineering degree and proven experience in Systems Engineering, ideally within a complex engineering environment.

Essential experience

• Systems Engineering and requirements management
• Systems architecture and technical trade-offs
• Functional Safety - ISO 26262 or equivalent
• Cybersecurity - ISO 21434 or equivalent
• Requirements traceability and verification
• System-level testing and verification
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams

Desirable

• Automotive industry experience
• MATLAB / Simulink experience
• Experience working with complex hardware and software systems