Senior Systems Engineer – Defence Naval Systems

Expleo Group; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

ExpleoAcademy training

Competitive benefits

Defence programme exposure

Disability Confident CommittedEmployer

Job summary

Expleo Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead system engineering activities for naval air defence programmes. You will drive requirements analysis, interface definition and technical artefacts across bid, assessment and concept development phases.

The role requires broad systems engineering expertise, strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to coordinate across multiple work packages, delivering clear technical solutions and evidence at customer reviews.

Qualifications

• Degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM discipline.
• Experience in Defence, Aerospace, Maritime or safety-critical environments.
• Strong systems engineering knowledge across the engineering lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with integrated teams.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities across bidding, assessment and early lifecycle phases.
• Perform impact assessments for system and capability changes.
• Provide technical input to bid/proposal activities with artefacts and work content.
• Support feasibility studies and concept investigations.
• Act as subsystem technical focal point for technical reviews and engineering decisions.
• Analyse system requirements and engineering documentation.
• Develop and maintain system and munition-level documentation.
• Respond to technical queries and engineering issues.
• Contribute to safety-related engineering activities and incident resolution.
• Create and maintain interface definitions and presentations.
• Produce technical reports and engineering evidence for milestones and reviews.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and customer stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Technical documentation

Interface management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering or STEM

Job description

Expleo Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead system engineering activities for naval air defence programmes. You will drive requirements analysis, interface definition and technical artefacts across bid, assessment and concept development phases.

The role requires broad systems engineering expertise, strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to coordinate across multiple work packages, delivering clear technical solutions and evidence at customer reviews.