Service Design Engineer

SII Services Limited; Ayot Green; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking an experienced engineer to provide service design support for a 6-12 month period. The role focuses on mapping and analysing service journeys for weapons integration. Candidates should have a background in systems engineering and strong analytical skills. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including private medical insurance and continuous professional development.

Benefits

Competitive Basic Salary

6% Employer's Contribution

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Background in systems engineering, service design, or integration engineering within defence, aerospace, or similarly complex environments.
• Experience with end-to-end journey mapping and service architecture development.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support end-to-end service journey mapping for functional and physical weapons integration.
• Identify and document system touchpoints, dependencies, and interfaces across engineering, logistics, and operational domains.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and service stakeholders to ensure coherent service architecture.

Skills

Systems engineering

Service design

End-to-end journey mapping

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced engineer to provide service design support for a 6‑12 month period. The role will focus on mapping and analysing end‑to‑end service journeys associated with functional and physical weapons integration. This work will help inform and optimise system‑level design, integration pathways, and service support models. Additional scope will be defined as the programme evolves.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support end‑to‑end service journey mapping for functional and physical weapons integration.
• Identify and document system touchpoints, dependencies, and interfaces across engineering, logistics, and operational domains.
• Map and analyse data and software integration pathways, ensuring alignment with service design principles.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, design authorities, and service stakeholders to ensure a coherent service architecture.
• Support development of service requirements, design artefacts, and lifecycle support documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of service design processes and methodologies.

Qualifications

• Background in systems engineering, service design, or integration engineering within defence, aerospace, or similarly complex environments.
• Experience with end‑to‑end journey mapping and service architecture development.
• Understanding of weapons or mission system integration desirable.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with MOD, DE&S, or defence engineering frameworks advantageous.

Company Profile

SII Group delivers Digital Services, IT, Engineering, and Consulting to diverse industries, enabling digital transformation through our commitment to Growth, People, and CSR. With over 16,000 professionals across 21 countries, we're recognised as a "Great Place to Work" for fostering a high‑trust culture. Our core values of Trust, Commitment, Accountability, Passion, Creativity, and Transparency drive our work package delivery, ensuring we meet and exceed client expectations as a committed partner. Since 2016, SII UK has supported top Aerospace & Defence, Aviation, Transportation, and Finance clients, empowering digital transformation with industry‑leading engineering expertise. Let's Tech Together is our promise to encourage innovation and teamwork. We support our engineers with development opportunities and a collaborative, inclusive environment where every voice is valued and empowered.

Benefits

• Competitive Basic Salary
• 6% Employer's Contribution + 6% as a salary sacrifice
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Cover and Income Protection
• 25 days holiday
• 5 days full sick pay per year
• Flexible working
• Cycle to Work & TechScheme
• Continuous professional development
• Corporate access to the Udemy platform
• Pension Scheme, Perks Scheme, Referral bonus