Systems Engineer

Holt Executive Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension and healthcare

Career development

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd is seeking a proactive Systems Engineer to deliver bespoke engineering and test solutions across aerospace, defence and regulated industries. You will bridge customers and multidisciplinary teams, translating needs into clear requirements, architectures and practical deliverables.

The role covers the full lifecycle from requirements capture to commissioning and customer acceptance, with exposure to verification, testing and technical reviews.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a Systems/Electrical/Electronic/Aerospace Engineering field.
• Experience in systems engineering, requirements management and system design.
• Ability to capture and manage customer and system requirements.
• Understanding of system architecture, functional decomposition and interface management.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of verification, validation, integration and acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand operational needs, technical requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Lead requirements workshops and translate customer needs into clear, verifiable system requirements.
• Develop system concepts, architectures, use cases and interface definitions.
• Coordinate hardware, software, electrical and mechanical engineering inputs to deliver integrated solutions.
• Evaluate technical options and trade-offs, balancing performance, reliability, safety, cost and schedule.
• Manage requirements traceability, technical risks, assumptions and engineering changes.
• Contribute to technical reviews and ensure designs meet agreed requirements.
• Develop verification and validation strategies, test plans and acceptance documentation.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, factory acceptance testing, commissioning and customer demonstrations.
• Maintain alignment between system requirements, design decisions and verification evidence.
• Communicate technical progress, risks and issues to customers, project managers and engineering stakeholders.
• Support delivered systems during warranty and in-service operation where required.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

System architecture

Interface management

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Verification & testing

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

Automated test equipment

Bespoke test systems

Avionics test equipment

Job description

An established engineering organisation is seeking a proactive, customer-focused Systems Engineer to deliver bespoke engineering and test solutions for complex applications across aerospace, defence and other regulated industries.

You'll act as the technical link between customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, translating operational needs into clear requirements, system architectures and practical solutions.

This varied role spans the complete engineering lifecycle, from requirements capture and concept development through design, integration, verification, commissioning and customer acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand operational needs, technical requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Lead requirements workshops and translate customer needs into clear, verifiable system requirements.
• Develop system concepts, architectures, use cases and interface definitions.
• Coordinate hardware, software, electrical and mechanical engineering inputs to deliver integrated solutions.
• Evaluate technical options and trade-offs, balancing performance, reliability, safety, cost and schedule.
• Manage requirements traceability, technical risks, assumptions and engineering changes.
• Contribute to technical reviews and ensure designs meet agreed requirements.
• Develop verification and validation strategies, test plans and acceptance documentation.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, factory acceptance testing, commissioning and customer demonstrations.
• Maintain alignment between system requirements, design decisions and verification evidence.
• Communicate technical progress, risks and issues to customers, project managers and engineering stakeholders.
• Support delivered systems during warranty and in-service operation where required.

Essential Skills and Experience

• A degree or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in systems engineering, requirements management, system design or technical integration.
• Ability to capture, analyse and manage customer and system requirements.
• Understanding of system architecture, functional decomposition and interface management.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Knowledge of verification, validation, integration and acceptance testing.

Desirable Experience

• Aerospace, defence or other regulated engineering environments.
• Automated test equipment, bespoke test systems or electronic and avionics test equipment.
• Requirements traceability, configuration management and engineering change control.
• Experience with system requirements reviews, design reviews and test-readiness reviews.
• Verification strategies, acceptance criteria and formal test documentation.
• Hardware/software integration and complex system troubleshooting.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and annual performance-related bonus.
• Pension scheme with 4% employee and 8% employer contributions.
• Family private healthcare and health cash plan.
• 27 days' annual leave, plus UK bank holidays.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Technically varied projects across advanced engineering sectors.
• Exposure to the complete engineering lifecycle and a broad range of technologies.
• Professional development, technical mentoring and opportunities for career progression.
• Direct customer engagement and collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering specialists.

Security Requirements

Applicants must be UK nationals and eligible to obtain and maintain the relevant level of UK national security clearance. Appointment is subject to appropriate background checks and security vetting.

If you're a Systems Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working closely with customers and bringing multidisciplinary engineering solutions together, we'd like to hear from you.

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