Systems Engineer

Holt Recruitment Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

28 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Life assurance

Job summary

Holt Recruitment Group is seeking a highly experienced Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team focused on defence applications. You will own key systems engineering activities across MT/SS functions, shaping requirements, architectures and verification strategies for land and naval platforms.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams, driving technical decision-making and ensuring designs meet customer and safety requirements throughout the lifecycle of complex projects.

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering or a relevant physical science.
• Approximately 13 years of engineering experience.
• A strong understanding of systems engineering principles, particularly INCOSE guidance and best practices.
• Multidisciplinary knowledge across mechanical, electrical and software engineering, with a specialism in at least one area.

Responsibilities

• Capture, define and manage system requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop functional and physical system architectures.
• Contribute to functional design, detailed design and safety analysis.
• Identify and mitigate technical and programme risks.
• Develop engineering management plans covering safety, test integration, acceptance and technical risk.
• Gather and manage verification evidence to demonstrate compliance with system requirements.
• Produce procurement specifications for subsystems and components.
• Write test specifications and support system verification activities.
• Participate in design reviews and technical assessments.
• Develop environmental qualification plans covering EMC, temperature, shock and vibration.
• Prepare technical reports and engineering documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

INCOSE

Requirements management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Visure

Jira

R4J

Job description

An established engineering organisation operating within the defence sector is seeking a Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced surveillance, tracking and targeting systems for land and naval applications.

Working within multidisciplinary project teams, you will help ensure mechanical, electrical and software engineering activities are aligned and that system designs meet customer requirements.

Projects range from early-stage concept demonstrators with significant technical challenges through to the development and enhancement of established products.

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of key systems engineering activities, contribute to technical decision-making and support the successful delivery of complex engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture, define and manage system requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develop functional and physical system architectures.
• Contribute to functional design, detailed design and safety analysis.
• Identify and mitigate technical and programme risks.
• Develop engineering management plans covering safety, test integration, acceptance and technical risk.
• Gather and manage verification evidence to demonstrate compliance with system requirements.
• Produce procurement specifications for subsystems and components.
• Write test specifications and support system verification activities.
• Participate in design reviews and technical assessments.
• Develop environmental qualification plans covering EMC, temperature, shock and vibration.
• Prepare technical reports and engineering documentation.

Skills & Experience

Essential requirements

• A degree in Engineering or a relevant physical science.
• Approximately 13 years of engineering experience.
• A strong understanding of systems engineering principles, particularly INCOSE guidance and best practices.
• Multidisciplinary knowledge across mechanical, electrical and software engineering, with a specialism in at least one area.

Desirable experience

• Previous experience working as a Systems Engineer and involvement in the full product development lifecycle.
• Experience working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Visure or R4J, and work package management using Jira.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams on complex engineering projects.
• A background in the defence sector or a similar engineering environment.
• Knowledge of safety management standards, including MIL-STD-882E, DEF STAN 00-56 or ISO 12100.
• Understanding of statutory compliance and CE marking.
• Experience with fault‑tree analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

Working Arrangements & Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• 37.5-hour working week, with an early finish on Fridays.
• 28 days of annual leave.
• Christmas shutdown.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to remote GP services and wellbeing support.
• Health Cash Plan and employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives.
• Employee share incentive and save‑as‑you‑earn schemes.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Free onsite parking.

Security Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of identity, employment history, right to work in the UK and at least five years of UK residency.

If you are looking to develop your systems engineering career while contributing to complex, high-performance engineering projects, we would be keen to hear from you.

TT