Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace (Hybrid, Safety-Critical)

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Graveley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Senior Systems Engineer role within a cutting-edge aerospace environment. You will act as a central technical authority across hardware, software and electronics, guiding system-level decisions and delivering robust solutions.

You’ll own requirements capture, architecture, verification and integration across the full lifecycle, mentor junior engineers and help shape future development programmes in a hybrid working setup with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety-critical or highly regulated environments (aerospace/defence/automotive/rail)
• Strong systems engineering lifecycle experience (concept to verification/validation)
• Experience with system requirements development, specifications and documentation
• Experience writing system-level requirements and specifications for complex products
• Experience in system architecture, requirements decomposition and traceability
• Experience in system integration, testing, verification and validation activities
• Ability to work with hardware, software and electronics teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Act as central technical authority across engineering disciplines
• Lead requirements capture, system architecture and design decisions
• Oversee verification, validation and integration activities
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust solutions
• Ensure compliance with safety-critical and regulatory standards

Skills

Systems engineering

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer role within a cutting-edge aerospace environment. You will act as a central technical authority across hardware, software and electronics, guiding system-level decisions and delivering robust solutions.

You’ll own requirements capture, architecture, verification and integration across the full lifecycle, mentor junior engineers and help shape future development programmes in a hybrid working setup with a strong benefits package.