Senior Systems Engineer — Fusion & Complex Systems

Uk Atomic Energy Authority; Oxford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Onsite 3 days a week

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority in Culham, Oxfordshire, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own systems engineering delivery across complex projects, ensuring coherence and traceability from requirements through verification.

The role works across disciplines, translating stakeholder needs into architectures and interfaces, with modelling and risk management to support evidence-based decisions. Onsite 3 days a week, with flexible working options; BPSS/DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of systems engineering methods across requirements, architecture, interfaces, lifecycle, integration, verification and validation.
• Experience owning or coordinating systems engineering outputs for a system, subsystem, demonstrator or comparable scope.
• Ability to apply systems thinking to complex, multidisciplinary engineering challenges.
• Experience using modelling, analysis and structured trade studies to support technical decision-making.
• Confidence working independently and exercising professional engineering judgement.
• Strong communication skills with ability to align across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Structured, evidence-based approach to problem-solving, risk and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own systems engineering delivery for an assigned technical scope, maintaining coherence across requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration and verification.
• Develop and manage requirements, traceability and systems engineering artefacts throughout the lifecycle.
• Define system and subsystem architectures and contribute to technical trade-offs across performance, safety, cost, schedule and lifecycle requirements.
• Manage technical interfaces and support change-impact analysis.
• Plan and coordinate integration, verification and validation activities with evidence that is complete and traceable.
• Apply modelling and analysis techniques to support design decisions, trade studies and verification activities.
• Identify and manage technical risks, assumptions and dependencies with clear documentation of decisions.
• Communicate complex systems engineering issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and contribute to the development of systems engineering practice.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Architecture & interfaces

Trade studies

Systems thinking

MBSE experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent working

Education

ASEP / CSEP registration

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

UK Atomic Energy Authority in Culham, Oxfordshire, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own systems engineering delivery across complex projects, ensuring coherence and traceability from requirements through verification.

The role works across disciplines, translating stakeholder needs into architectures and interfaces, with modelling and risk management to support evidence-based decisions. Onsite 3 days a week, with flexible working options; BPSS/DBS checks apply.