Senior Systems Engineer

Room at the Top Recruitment; Hardwick; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

25 days holiday pro rata

Job summary

Room at the Top Recruitment is assisting a global client based in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, in hiring an experienced Senior System Engineer to lead multidisciplinary R&D projects across the product lifecycle.

The role requires defining system and subsystems requirements, coordinating with Product and Platform teams, and delivering design and testing across hardware and software domains. It is a 2-year contract with hybrid work (2 days onsite).

Qualifications

• BSC/MSc in Electrical engineering or higher.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in system engineering of multidisciplinary systems.
• Experience in working with communication products, Embedded, HW, RF systems.
• Problem solver with good personal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to understand complex IoT systems and quickly grasp new technical concepts with focus on challenges ahead and alternative comparison.
• Experience of working in complex multidisciplinary projects that requires a high level of technical know-how.

Responsibilities

• Define System, HW, Embedded, ATE, SW & Integration requirements and contribute to design of each discipline.
• Define protocol, technical problem solving, proof of concept and field testing.
• Manage manufacturing automation projects to ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Oversee all phases of project lifecycle from concept to training.
• Act as expert with many years of experience and lead a team when appropriate.

Skills

Systems engineering

Embedded software

Hardware

IoT systems

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

BSc/MSc in Electrical engineering

Tools

Atlassian suite

Azure DevOps

Linux

C/C++

Python

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced Senior System Engineer to work for our global client based in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire. Our clients’ Technology Solutions division is evolving. They are moving to a Product Operating Model – a new way of working that empowers product teams to take full ownership and accountability for delivering customer and business value in ways customers love and that work for the business.

Our client’s product and platform teams are cross-functional and durable, bringing together all the skills required to deliver impactful outcomes. Each team includes a Product Manager, Technology Lead, Product Designer, Delivery Lead, engineers, and developers.

Our client believes in customer centricity, ownership, and accountability. Solutions must be:

• Valuable – customers choose to buy or use them
• Viable – aligned with business constraints and goals
• Usable – intuitive and user-friendly
• Feasible – achievable with our technical capabilities

Leadership of the Product team is shared between the Product Manager and the Technology Lead, ensuring balanced guidance that bridges product vision and technical execution.

As Senior System Engineer you will have significant impact on our multi-disciplinary R&D projects, grow with us as we venture into new technologies and will lead work groups in our projects as part of the connected devices line of products during the product lifecycle of both discovery and delivery.

This role is a temporary contract position for 2 years. You will be required to work 37.5 hours per week and our client offers hybrid working (minimum 2 days onsite and the rest working remotely from home). The role offers a generous hourly rate of £31.54 - 53.64 per hour depending on experience, plus 25 days holiday pro rata.

Role Functions

The responsibilities will include defining System, HW, Embedded, ATE, SW & Integration requirements as well as contributing to the design stage of each discipline, defining the protocol, technical problem solving, proof of concept and field testing and assisting in tests design and investigations. Management of manufacturing automating projects to ensure the efforts satisfy business requirements. Responsibilities will encompass all phases of a project life-cycle including concept requirement, design, testing, installation, qualification and training. Is considered expert with many years of experience and may be a non-management level lead of a team.

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

The position requires multidisciplinary understanding, ability to quickly grasp new technological aspects as well as constraints , the capability to work in a multi-site matrix organization and working closely in a Product and Platform team with other system engineers, embedded software developers, HW engineers, Integration Engineers as well as backend and front-end teams. As well as:

• Ability to focus on what's important.
• Organized and able to work well in a structured process environment
• Strong desire for learning and innovation.
• “hands‑on” approach.
• Excellent team player.
• Good verbal & written communication Skills.

Qualifications & Education

Requirements

• BSC/MSc in Electrical engineering or higher
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in system engineering of multidisciplinary systems
• Experience in working with communication products, Embedded, HW, RF systems
• Problem solver with good personal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to understand complex IoT systems and quickly grasp new technical concepts with focus on challenges ahead and alternative comparison
• Experience of working in complex multidisciplinary projects that requires a high level of technical know-how
• Demonstrated application of S88, S95, automation scope principles, competitive decision making, and MMD IT architecture standards for optimal business outcomes.

Advantage

• Experience with Linux environment
• Experience in working with Atlassian suite and/or Azure DevOps
• Experience with Agentic AI for discovery and innovation
• Coding capabilities (C/C#/Java/Python)
• Experience with RF communication technologies (BLE, WiFi, LTE-M, LoRa, etc)
• Knowledge in backend systems and serverless solutions
• Working with Cloud based infrastructure for IoT devices

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best of luck in your job search