Senior Systems Engineer

White Recruitment Construction; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

White Recruitment Construction is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a hybrid role in the UK. The position focuses on leading systems engineering delivery across complex projects, with emphasis on integration, requirements management and technical governance.

You'll collaborate across disciplines, perform reviews, produce technical documentation and ensure verification evidence meets safety-critical standards. Hybrid working and a dynamic engineering culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related engineering discipline such as Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Control or Software.
• Experience in systems integration, verification, validation and acceptance.
• Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes and configuration control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and assure system architectures, functional models, interfaces and integration strategies.
• Manage requirements capture, decomposition, allocation, traceability and compliance.
• Lead technical reviews, design reviews and assurance activities.
• Resolve complex engineering challenges through structured analysis and collaboration.
• Support risk management and safety-focused design.
• Oversee documentation, specifications and verification evidence.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architectures

Requirements management

Integration

Verification & Validation

Technical leadership

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree (Systems / Mechanical / Electrical / Control / Software)

Tools

DOORS

Jama

SysML

UML

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer – £50,000-£60,000 – Hybrid working

My client is a specialist engineering organisation delivering complex technical solutions for highly regulated and safety-critical environments and is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join their team.

As the successful Senior Systems Engineer you will provide technical leadership across complex engineering projects. You will play a key role in systems engineering delivery, technical assurance, integration and problem-solving throughout the engineering lifecycle.

The Role:

• Develop and technically assure system architectures, functional models, interfaces and integration strategies.
• Manage requirements, including capture, decomposition, allocation, traceability and compliance.
• Lead technical reviews, design reviews, peer reviews and assurance activities.
• Resolve complex engineering challenges through structured analysis and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Support engineering risk management, hazard identification and safety-focused design.
• Oversee configuration management, technical baselines, interface control and engineering change.
• Produce and independently review technical documentation, specifications, reports and verification evidence.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to engineers across the wider team.

Requirements:

• A degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Control, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Practical experience in systems integration, verification, validation and acceptance.
• Experience with requirements or systems engineering tools such as DOORS, Jama, SysML or UML.
• Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle processes, configuration control and technical governance.
• Must be eligible for SC / DV clearance