Senior Systems Engineer - Defence Opto-Electronics

ALTEN; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team events

Flexible working

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Systems Engineer to work on opto‑electronic and sensor systems for critical maritime and avionics platforms in the UK. You will contribute across the full systems engineering lifecycle from requirements capture to integration and delivery, with a focus on real‑time sensing capabilities and operational resilience.

This role is based in Glasgow with hybrid on‑site work 3/4 days per week, and requires 5+ years of relevant experience and willingness to obtain SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in systems engineering within defence, aerospace or safety‑critical environments.
• Proven experience working on the left‑hand side of the V‑model (requirements, design, architecture)
• Hands‑on experience with requirements engineering (elicitation, decomposition, traceability)
• Experience using DOORS or similar requirements management tools
• Strong understanding of system interfaces, boundaries and integration challenges
• Experience supporting integration, verification and validation of complex systems

Responsibilities

• Deliver systems engineering activities across the full V‑model lifecycle, including requirements, design, integration, verification and validation
• Capture, manage and maintain system requirements within DOORS, ensuring full traceability to design and test
• Support and lead system integration activities across embedded software and sensor subsystems
• Define system architectures, interfaces and functional behaviour
• Contribute to integration and system‑level test strategy, including planning and execution
• Participate in design reviews, technical governance and risk‑based decision making
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across software, hardware and systems engineering
• Support through‑life engineering, including defect management, upgrades and configuration control

Skills

Systems engineering

V-model

Requirements engineering

DOORS

System interfaces

IV&V

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Systems Engineer to work on opto‑electronic and sensor systems for critical maritime and avionics platforms in the UK. You will contribute across the full systems engineering lifecycle from requirements capture to integration and delivery, with a focus on real‑time sensing capabilities and operational resilience.

This role is based in Glasgow with hybrid on‑site work 3/4 days per week, and requires 5+ years of relevant experience and willingness to obtain SC clearance.