Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace & Defense

Averna; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Full family health care plan

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance & income protection

Job summary

Averna powered by Spherea is a global engineering and technology business delivering test, quality and validation solutions for complex safety-critical products. The role focuses on translating customer objectives into verifiable requirements and leading systems engineering across hardware, software and production teams.

You will work with customers, conduct workshops, define architectures, review designs, and coordinate international teams.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC/HND in electronic, electrical, aerospace engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in systems engineering and lifecycle activities from concept to support.
• Ability to elicit and manage technical requirements with customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements workshops and translate needs into verifiable system requirements.
• Establish baselines, traceability, constraints, and change impact assessment.
• Develop system concepts and define architectures across hardware, software and mechanical.
• Contribute to trade-off studies and select design approaches with risk assessments.
• Ensure manufacturability, integration, testing and lifecycle support.
• Support full engineering lifecycle from concept to in-service support.
• Prepare for and participate in design reviews and test-readiness reviews.
• Develop verification strategies and acceptance documentation.
• Coordinate cross-discipline problem resolution with international teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical reviews

Education

Degree in electronic/electrical/aerospace engineering

Tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

Averna powered by Spherea is a global engineering and technology business delivering test, quality and validation solutions for complex safety-critical products. The role focuses on translating customer objectives into verifiable requirements and leading systems engineering across hardware, software and production teams.

You will work with customers, conduct workshops, define architectures, review designs, and coordinate international teams.