Senior Systems Engineer - Mission Computing & MBSE Lead

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom; St Leonards; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-day fortnight

Career development plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the development of next-generation mission computing systems for military aircraft. You will steer cross-disciplinary teams through the full lifecycle, ensuring regulatory compliance, technical integrity and stakeholder alignment.

The role requires MBSE, DOORS-driven requirements, and experience with avionic challenges.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Extensive experience across the full Systems Engineering lifecycle.
• Proven leadership skills coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Expertise in requirements management, traceability, and audit-ready documentation.
• Proficiency with DOORS and Excel-based planning tools.
• Understanding of certification processes and regulatory standards.
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Strong knowledge of Avionic System engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full systems engineering life-cycle from stakeholder needs analysis through to delivery, verification, and certification.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams across software, hardware and safety domains.
• Manage requirements using DOORS, ensuring traceability, audit readiness, and V&V evidence.
• Conduct risk management reviews and change control governance for engineering activities.
• Utilise Model Based Systems Engineering to create a robust model of the system being developed.
• Follow Systems Engineering processes to develop technical solutions to engineering problems.
• Collaborate with the system, hardware and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.
• Involvement in the full life-cycle from requirements analysis to delivery.

Skills

Full systems engineering lifecycle

Leadership

MBSE

Requirements management

DOORS

Avionics systems

Regulatory compliance

AI/ML awareness

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Excel-based planning tools

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the development of next-generation mission computing systems for military aircraft. You will steer cross-disciplinary teams through the full lifecycle, ensuring regulatory compliance, technical integrity and stakeholder alignment.

The role requires MBSE, DOORS-driven requirements, and experience with avionic challenges.