Senior Systems Engineer

SEA LTD; Frome; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

25 days annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Employee assistance program

Group pension plan

Job summary

SEA LTD is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, development and support of our products, with responsibility for requirements management and MBSE throughout the engineering lifecycle. The role offers flexible/hybrid working at Bristol, Beckington or Barnstaple, with salary up to £65k depending on experience.

You will contribute to bidding, integration, testing and in-service support, and join a team focused on delivering safe, effective naval and maritime solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering discipline
• Experience in Engineering Lifecycle as a Systems Engineer
• Strong MBSE and requirements capture experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with sonar/underwater environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Defining and Managing Requirements throughout the Engineering Lifecycle
• Proving Technical inputs to bidding activities
• Integration and production qualification activities
• Product Trialing and Testing Activities
• Work Package generation and execution

Skills

MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering)

Requirements elicitation & management

Leadership & team leadership

Excellent communication

Sonar/Underwater environment knowledge

Education

Degree, HND or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline

Tools

Requirements management tool

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer

Date: 2026-08-10T22:42:08

Location: Frome, Somerset, GB, BA11 1

Application Deadline: 2026-09-15T03:43:11.567

Job Description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, thats our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. You will take responsibility for the design, development and support of our products. You will be required to progress the design, development, design proving, test, commissioning and in-service support of the equipment.

Senior Systems Engineer will be based at either our Bristol, Beckington or Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £65k, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• Defining and Managing Requirements throughout the Engineering Lifecycle
• Proving Technical inputs to bidding activities
• Integration and production qualification activities
• Product Trialing and Testing Activities
• Work Package generation and execution

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.

We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we're always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

• Work life balance
• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave
• Family & wellbeing
• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Cash Plan
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 8% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & Resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

• Degree, HND or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• Extensive Knowledge and experience of working within the Engineering Lifecycle as a Systems Engineer
• A good understanding of requirements capture and experience of using a requirements management tool to manage requirements
• Excellent Communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of using MBSE
• Leadership and team leading
• Experience of Sonar or the Underwater Battlespace environment

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.