Systems Engineer

Alten; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team buildings

Flexible way of working

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Peterborough team, supporting off-highway and heavy machinery projects. You will drive systems engineering across the full product lifecycle, ensuring customer, performance, safety and regulatory requirements are met.

Responsibilities include defining system requirements, developing V&V strategies, and collaborating with design, manufacturing and test teams while managing risks and governance in a fast-paced on-site role requiring clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience.
• 5+ years of systems engineering, product development, or V&V experience.
• Experience in heavy machinery, off-highway vehicles, transportation, aerospace, defence, or similarly complex engineering industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
• Define, manage, and maintain system requirements from concept through to product delivery.
• Develop verification and validation (V&V) strategies, plans, and test methodologies.
• Support system architecture development and requirements decomposition.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, test, and programme teams to ensure successful product integration.
• Manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, and system-level trade-off decisions.
• Support design reviews, validation activities, and engineering sign-off processes.
• Drive problem resolution activities and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future developments.
• Ensure products meet customer, business, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering

Full lifecycle engineering

V&V engineering

Requirements management

Multidisciplinary teams

Stakeholder management

Engineering governance

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Equivalent military experience

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Jama

MBSE

Job description

Job Description

As a Systems Engineer you will join our Peterborough team to support our activities within the off-highway, heavy machinery, and advanced engineering sector.

You will play a key role in the development of complex engineering products, supporting programmes from initial concept through to final delivery and validation. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will be responsible for systems engineering activities across the full product lifecycle, ensuring products meet customer, performance, quality, and regulatory requirements.

• Location: London
• On Site: Full-time on site
• Clearance: Clearable
• Experience Level: Mid-Senior (5-10 years of experience)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities throughout the entire product development lifecycle
• Define, manage, and maintain system requirements from concept through to product delivery
• Develop verification and validation (V&V) strategies, plans, and test methodologies
• Support system architecture development and requirements decomposition
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, test, and programme teams to ensure successful product integration
• Manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, and system-level trade-off decisions
• Support design reviews, validation activities, and engineering sign-off processes
• Drive problem resolution activities and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future developments
• Ensure products meet customer, business, safety, and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Strong systems engineering experience within a product development environment
• Experience working across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept to delivery
• Proven experience in verification and validation (V&V) engineering
• Ability to manage and trace requirements throughout development programmes
• Experience operating within complex multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience conducting technical reviews and supporting engineering governance activities
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in systems engineering, product development, or V&V engineering
• Experience within heavy machinery, off-highway vehicles, transportation, aerospace, defence, or similarly complex engineering industries

Desirable Skills

• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Jama, or similar
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Understanding of system integration and product certification activities
• Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated engineering products
• Familiarity with engine, powertrain, hydraulics, or vehicle system development

Additional Information

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.