Senior Systems Engineer

Babcock International Group; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to expand their systems engineering capabilities within the vehicle business. The role entails leading engineering efforts to ensure vehicle performance and compliance with regulatory requirements. Ideal candidates should have significant systems engineering experience and preferably a background in the automotive or defense sectors. The position offers various benefits, including a matched contribution pension scheme and excellent development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

Paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Experience leading systems engineering activities.
• Good level of systems engineering experience.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for vehicle performance.
• Define and manage system requirements.
• Provide technical guidance throughout project lifecycle.

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Leadership in systems engineering

Knowledge of automotive and defense industries

Education

HNC / HND or Degree in engineering

Job description

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At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Systems Engineer.

The Role
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Along with the Head of Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for expanding our systems engineering capability with our vehicle business.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for leading systems engineering activities to ensure vehicles are deployed at the desired level of performance to our customers and meet all applicable regulatory requirements.

• Define and manage system requirements and ensure traceability throughout the development process
• Provide technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop and maintain system-level documentation
• Manage risk and identify mitigation strategies to address technical challenges
• Conduct reviews and audits of system engineering to verify compliance

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and can be delivered from various locations including Bristol, Plymouth, Walsall and London alongside home working arrangements.

Experience Required of the Senior Systems Engineer

• Good level of systems engineering experience
• Ideally have experience of leading systems engineering activities
• Background in Automotive and/or defence industry advantageous

Qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer

• HNC / HND or Degree in relevant engineering subject

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing