Senior Systems Engineer - Defence Avionics (Hybrid)

General Dynamics UK Limited; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

Compressed nine‑day fortnight

Career development plan

Job summary

General Dynamics UK Limited is recruiting Principal Systems Engineers to drive the design and delivery of next-generation mission computing systems for military aircraft platforms. You will lead architecture definition, require­ments flow-down, and lifecycle governance across hardware, software, firmware and integration domains.

The role requires expertise in system engineering methods, experience with modelling tools, and strong leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, with security clearance

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience working with defence, aerospace, maritime, or safety-critical systems environments.
• Desirable: MBSE, airworthiness, safety, or chartership qualifications.
• Experience leading major system work packages or cross-discipline engineering teams.
• Ability to obtain UK Security clearance and undertake Right to work checks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of system architectures, concepts of operation, and system design specifications for complex products.
• Act as design authority or technical decision maker for major system work packages.
• Lead requirements definition, flow-down, optimisation, and traceability across the system lifecycle.
• Lead integration, verification, validation, and qualification for complex systems.
• Review and approve engineering documentation produced by project teams.
• Interface with customers to resolve complex technical challenges and influence system direction.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE

Requirements management

Architectural thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

PTC Modeler

Job description

General Dynamics UK Limited is recruiting Principal Systems Engineers to drive the design and delivery of next-generation mission computing systems for military aircraft platforms. You will lead architecture definition, require­ments flow-down, and lifecycle governance across hardware, software, firmware and integration domains.

The role requires expertise in system engineering methods, experience with modelling tools, and strong leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, with security clearance