Senior Systems Engineer: MBSE & FPGA for Defense

General Dynamics Missions System International; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Career development plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems in the UK is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to shape a core technology platform for next‑gen military aircraft programmes. You will lead development of Digital IO cards and FPGA-based solutions, driving MBSE adoption and ensuring traceability from requirements to integration.

You will collaborate with mechanical, hardware, firmware and software teams, run design reviews, and deliver detailed documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in systems engineering with hardware design focus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of FPGA architectures and system-level design.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Familiarity with CAD tools, simulation software, and technical modelling platforms.
• Experience with hardware validation, testing methodologies, and performance analysis.
• Leadership or mentoring experience within technical engineering environments.
• Familiarity with semiconductor design processes and processor card manufacturing.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as PCIe, DDR, and other relevant specifications.
• Experience with power management, thermal analysis, and signal integrity considerations.
• Background in systems architecture and platform-level design.
• Understanding of design for manufacturability (DFM) and cost optimisation principles.
• Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and build comprehensive SysMLv2 requirements models for new Digital IO card developments from inception, ensuring consistency and traceability across all system elements - Conduct comprehensive systems-level analysis and technical evaluations to identify optimisation opportunities and resolve complex engineering challenges such as FPGA integration, utilising both traditional and model-based approaches
• Own the Verification & Validation (V&V) cycle, ensuring testing is comprehensively planned and delivered to achieve full sign-off of product design, with complete traceability to requirements models maintained throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with mechanical, hardware, firmware, and software engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and system compatibility across all project deliverables, promoting adoption of MBSE practices across disciplines
• Lead technical design reviews and provide expert guidance to junior engineers on both traditional systems engineering and model-based systems engineering methodologies, fostering knowledge sharing and continuous improvement - Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation, including design specifications, architecture diagrams, and SysMLv2 models, ensuring alignment between document-based and model-based representations
• Ensure all Digital IO card designs comply with relevant industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organisational quality standards for defence applications - Analyse emerging technologies and industry trends to inform future Digital IO card development strategies and systems engineering practices

Skills

Systems engineering

FPGA design

Tech documentation

Teamwork

CAD tools

Testing methods

Leadership

Semiconductor design

PCIe / DDR

DFM & cost

AI/ML familiarity

Tools

SysMLv2

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems in the UK is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to shape a core technology platform for next‑gen military aircraft programmes. You will lead development of Digital IO cards and FPGA-based solutions, driving MBSE adoption and ensuring traceability from requirements to integration.

You will collaborate with mechanical, hardware, firmware and software teams, run design reviews, and deliver detailed documentation.