Senior Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare

Thales Group; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Relocation support

Job summary

Thales UK is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Electronic Warfare in Crawley with hybrid working. You will cover requirements management, IVVQ, and system lifecycle activities to satisfy customer needs, integrating multiple technologies in a structured system context.

The role requires a Bachelor degree in engineering or related field, strong communication, and collaboration skills, with SC clearance and UK residency. Relocation support may be provided where required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a numerate, scientific or engineering subject or equivalent
• Experience with system engineering processes and lifecycle”

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate that the solution satisfies customer operational needs
• Formalise and manage requirements using DOORS or Polarion
• Assemble solution elements to validate performance against requirements
• Support IVVQ activities and document engineering plans

Skills

Technical communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

MBSE tools

Job description

## Senior Systems Engineer - Electronic WarfareApply: On-Site: Crawley: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 13, 2026 (27 days left to apply): R0339673Location: Crawley, United KingdomThales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.**Senior Systems Engineer – Electronic Warfare Crawley - Hybrid**Thales Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) UK is a principal supplier of Electronic Warfare (EW), Radar and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) equipment to the UK armed forces, as well as an exporter of these capabilities worldwide. We are recruiting for a Senior Systems Engineer to work on projects covering next generation Electronic Warfare (EW), Radar or UAS solutions. This Systems Engineer role performs a subset of all the engineering activities required to develop a solution/product whilst achieving customer satisfaction of the delivered solution/ product. This role requires a Systems Engineer with knowledge and experience of the full Systems Engineering design lifecycle. **Key responsibilities include:*** Demonstration that the solution satisfies the overall approved operational needs set out by the customer.* Formalisation and management of requirements through DOORS.* Assembly of the solution elements in a logical and controlled manner to evaluate design, behaviour, interactions and performance to confirm that the design meets requirements.* Formalisation of the specifications and the engineering plans used to develop the solution.* Support and undertake IVVQ activities.* Trade-off analysis, modelling and simulation.* SE and IVVQ related documentation.* The Systems Engineer may contribute towards the Systems Architecture and/or Systems Engineering Management **What are we looking for:*** Minimum of a Bachelor Degree (BEng, BSc) in a Numerate, Scientific or Engineering subject or Higher Education/equivalent training and experience.* An understanding of System Engineering and System Engineering Processes and Practices including: + Proven working experience in requirements management using tools such as DOORS or Polarion. + Proven experience working in and/or leading a team undergoing Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification (IVVQ) of a solution/product + Detailed working knowledge of the engineering lifecycle, from concept design, requirements capture and management, system and subsystem design, system integration, through to test strategies, acceptance and design update.* An ability to work with combinations of technologies, to integrate and verify them in a logical and structured way into a system in order to fully satisfy a Customer’s requirement.* Able to develop and establish collaborative ways of working with multiple stakeholders and disciplines to establish a system-centric way of working.* Excellent communications skills, both verbally and written, with the ability to present and explain technical and complex problems, tailored appropriately for the audience.* A team player with a “can-do” attitude that performs effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment. **Experience Desirable*** Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and tools.* Architecture Frameworks (MODAF, DODAF, TOGAF etc.)* Product line Engineering* Electronic Warfare, Radar or telecommunications domain. **Security Clearance Requirement:**Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. **Your Career at Thales UK**Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your Competencies in different areas:* Room and attention to personal development* Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution* Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path* Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group**What we can offer**We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.Our packages will include bonus, a strong pension contribution, private healthcare, development focused targets and relocation support can be provided if required along with a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities. Further support can be provided towards academic and membership attainments.