Senior Systems Engineer: Instrumentation & Integration Leader

GB07 Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited; Harwell; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited in Harwell, UK, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to provide system-level technical leadership across the development of complex scientific instrumentation. You will work with software, firmware, electronics, mechanics, and applications teams to drive integration and ensure successful product delivery.

The role requires strong systems thinking, robust troubleshooting, and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in a Systems Engineering role within a complex product development environment.
• Demonstrated success integrating multidisciplinary systems involving hardware, firmware, and software.
• Strong experience in system-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across multiple engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Define, capture, and manage system-level requirements.
• Translate customer, scientific, and business needs into technical specifications.
• Support development of product architectures and subsystem interfaces.
• Drive system-level design reviews and technical risk assessments.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, implementation, verification, and product performance.
• Lead integration of hardware, firmware, software, and mechanical subsystems into complete instrument solutions.
• Act as a technical focal point across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Drive resolution of complex cross-functional technical challenges.
• Facilitate effective communication between development teams and stakeholders.
• Support strategic technical decision making throughout the product lifecycle.
• Define system verification and validation strategies.
• Develop test approaches to demonstrate system performance against requirements.
• Identify and manage technical risks early in the development cycle.
• Ensure robust engineering practices are applied throughout product development.
• Lead investigation of complex system issues using structured troubleshooting methodologies.
• Perform system-level fault finding across software, firmware, electronics, optics, mechanics, and instrument control systems.
• Drive root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Support customer escalations and sustaining engineering activities where required.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to engineers across disciplines.
• Contribute to the development of systems engineering best practices within the organisation.
• Support the technical development of project teams.
• Potentially undertake line management responsibilities depending on experience and organisational needs.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements capture

Cross-functional leadership

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in EE/related field

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Limited in Harwell, UK, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to provide system-level technical leadership across the development of complex scientific instrumentation. You will work with software, firmware, electronics, mechanics, and applications teams to drive integration and ensure successful product delivery.

The role requires strong systems thinking, robust troubleshooting, and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering