Senior Systems Engineer – Inside IR35 Contractor

Jobtailor; Pitstone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive end-to-end engineering activities for safety-critical aerospace systems in the UK. You will spearhead system design, architecture development, and verification across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring timely delivery within budget and regulatory requirements.

You will define and manage customer requirements, perform performance analyses and trade studies, and lead compliance activities from concept through certification.

Qualifications

• Experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle: design, integration, verification and validation.
• Experience on aircraft systems or complex safety-critical products and their development challenges.
• Ability to translate customer needs into clear technical requirements and manage stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering work packages with schedule, budget and quality accountability.
• Define and manage system requirements with customers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop system architectures, perform trade studies and support integration.
• Oversee subsystem development and ensure requirements flow-down and implementation.
• Lead verification, validation and compliance activities throughout the lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and act as primary customer interface for system decisions.
• Define, develop, integrate and support electrical systems from concept to certification and in-service support.
• Engage with customers, suppliers and internal teams to deliver complex safety-critical systems.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and ARP4754 guidance.

Skills

System design

System integration

Requirements definition

Performance analysis

Trade studies

Subsystem development

Compliance activities

Technical leadership

Electrical systems development

Safety-critical systems

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder influence

Relationship building

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical, Electronic, Aerospace, Systems)

Tools

Windchill requirements management

Job description

• Lead systems engineering work packages, ensuring delivery to schedule, budget, quality and applicable standards.
• Define and manage system requirements, working closely with customers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop system architectures, perform performance analysis, trade studies and support system integration.
• Oversee subsystem development and ensure effective requirements flow-down and implementation.
• Lead verification, validation and compliance activities throughout the system lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership, acting as the primary customer interface for system development and performance decisions.
• Define, develop, integrate and support innovative electrical systems from concept through certification and in-service support.
• Manage customer and stakeholder requirements and oversee system integration and verification activities.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and certification requirements.
• Engage closely with customers, suppliers and internal engineering teams to deliver complex safety-critical systems.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in Engineering (Electrical, Electronic, Aerospace, Systems or a related discipline) or possess equivalent experience in a relevant technical field.
• Proven experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle, including system design, integration, verification and validation, ideally within electrical power generation, distribution or electrical propulsion systems.
• Experience working on aircraft systems or other complex safety-critical products, with a strong understanding of their development and integration challenges.
• Good understanding of Systems Engineering principles and processes, and their application throughout the product lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to work with customers and stakeholders to capture, analyse and translate needs into clear technical requirements, while building effective relationships.
• Experience leading technical reviews, workshops and customer meetings within the aerospace sector.
• Knowledge and experience of system architecture definition and decomposition.
• Knowledge and experience of operational, functional and physical analysis.
• Knowledge and experience of requirements definition and management.
• Knowledge and experience of system integration.
• Knowledge and experience of Verification & Validation (V&V) planning and execution.
• Knowledge and experience of system implementation and verification.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience using Windchill requirements management tools would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with aerospace systems development standards and processes, particularly ARP4754, is desirable.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering, including system design, integration, verification, and validation, particularly within aerospace and electrical systems. Proven ability to manage customer requirements and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex safety-critical systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Systems Engineering Lifecycle
• Electrical Power Generation Systems
• Verification & Validation (V&V)
• System Architecture Definition
• Aerospace Standards Compliance

Hard Skills

• System Design
• System Integration
• Requirements Definition
• Performance Analysis
• Trade Studies
• Subsystem Development
• Compliance Activities
• Technical Leadership
• Electrical Systems Development
• Safety-Critical Systems

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Influence
• Relationship Building

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace Standards
• ARP4754
• Safety-Critical Products
• Multidisciplinary Teams
• Customer Interface

Tools & Technologies

• Windchill Requirements Management