Senior Systems Engineer

Workshop Recruitment; Southwick; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A maritime technology leader is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join their UK-based Engineering Team. The successful candidate will focus on the technical design of complex navigation and bridge systems for naval combatants and maritime surveillance projects. Key responsibilities include producing technical documentation, building complex systems, and conducting system fault diagnosis. The position offers benefits like a company pension, flexible working hours, and private medical insurance, making it ideal for candidates seeking a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days' annual leave

Flexible working hours

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday trading option

Referral programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in systems engineering for marine electronics systems.
• Experience building and fault-finding PC-based systems.
• Proficiency with engineering and project tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality technical documentation.
• Build, configure, and test complex systems.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of existing products and systems.
• Interpret and manage requirements specifications.
• Prepare technical proposals for new opportunities.
• Conduct system installation and commissioning.
• Make technical decisions within contract scope.
• Conduct system fault diagnosis and trials.

Skills

Systems engineering for marine electronics

Radar systems

Electronic chart display systems

Navigation aids

Steering control systems

Building/configuring PC-based systems

DOORS

SVN

MS Office

Visio

Education

HNC, Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Job description

Our client is a global leader in ship navigation systems and advanced maritime solutions, delivering highly specialised technologies for commercial vessels, mega yachts, refit programmes, naval surface combatants, and maritime surveillance platforms. Our client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to join their small UK‑based Engineering Team. This role will focus on the technical design of complex navigation and bridge systems for naval combatants and maritime surveillance projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high‑quality technical documentation, including: Interface control documents, Requirements and design documentation, Statements of Work (SoW) and Verification and validation documentation
• Build, configure, and test complex systems
• Maintain in‑depth knowledge of existing products and systems, providing guidance to service engineers for commissioning, diagnostics, maintenance, and repair
• Interpret and manage requirements specifications, including:
  • Flowстер‑down of system‑level requirements
  • Alignment with CONOPS
  • Architectural descriptions of system capabilities
• Prepare technical proposals in response to new opportunities and customer requirements
• Carry out system installation, commissioning, and setting‑to‑work activities where required
• Make technical decisions within contract scope and in line with company policies and processes
• Conduct system fault diagnosis and trials at customer sites or on naval platforms in the UK and overseas

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in systems engineering for marine electronics systems, including:
  • Radar systems
  • Electronic chart display systems
  • Navigation aids
  • Steering control systems
• Experience building, configuring, and fault‑finding PC‑based systems and associated networks
• Proficiency with engineering and project tools such as: DOORS, SVN, MS Office and Visio

Education

• HNC, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or a related technical discipline

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days' annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Flexible working hours with remote working options
• Option to work a nine‑day fortnight (based on an average 37.5‑hour working week)
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Technology vouchers
• Holiday trading option (up to 5 days)
• Referral programme