Systems Engineer

Manpower Group (UK); Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) seeks a Systems Engineer in Cheltenham, requiring a minimum of three days onsite per week. The contract runs for 12 months and pays up to £80/hr Umbrella Inside IR35.

The role focuses on development, integration, and verification of Electrical Power Distribution Systems in a highly regulated environment, emphasizing early lifecycle systems engineering such as requirements capture, system architecture, and concept development.

Qualifications

• Experience across development and verification activities in systems engineering.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements management and system architecture.
• Knowledge of verification and validation processes.
• Experience in complex engineering environments (aerospace, defence, automotive, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Define, analyse, and manage system requirements.
• Contribute to system architecture and design activities.
• Support system integration, testing, verification, and validation.
• Develop test procedures and analyse results.
• Manage requirements traceability, baselines, and change control.
• Work closely with software, hardware, and other engineering teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Lifecycle knowledge

Requirements management

System architecture

Verification & validation

Aerospace/defence/automotive domain

Electrical power distribution

Agile/Kanban

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Systems Engineer
Cheltenham (Minimum 3 days onsite per week)
12 Months
Up to £80/hr Umbrella
Inside IR35

The Role

We're seeking Systems Engineers to support the development, integration, and verification of Electrical Power Distribution Systems within a highly regulated engineering environment.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in early lifecycle systems engineering, including requirements capture, system architecture, and concept development.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, analyse, and manage system requirements.
• Contribute to system architecture and design activities.
• Support system integration, testing, verification, and validation.
• Develop test procedures and analyse results.
• Manage requirements traceability, baselines, and change control.
• Work closely with software, hardware, and other engineering teams.

Essential Skills

• Systems engineering experience across development and/or verification activities.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements management and system architecture.
• Knowledge of verification and validation processes.
• Experience in complex engineering environments (aerospace, defence, automotive, etc.).

Desirable Skills

• Electrical Power Distribution Systems knowledge.
• MATLAB/Simulink modelling for prototyping and concept development.
• Closed-loop control systems experience.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A or similar standards.
• Agile/Kanban experience.