Systems Engineer

Matchtech; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

NATS is seeking a Systems Engineer (Requirements) to support requirements management, engineering workflow coordination and continuous improvement. This contract role is based in Whiteley, with two to three days per week on site and the rest remote. Initial six months with hybrid working and BPSS-ready security clearance as needed.

The role focuses on coordinating demand, improving processes and maintaining dashboards to inform delivery across projects and sustainment teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering or requirements management.
• Ability to coordinate engineering workflows and demands.
• Experience using Jira or similar workflow tools.
• Ability to balance competing priorities across projects and operations.
• Strong reporting and data analysis skills with dashboards.
• Knowledge of governance, RACI models, dependencies and risks.
• Excellent organisation and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain the Communications Front Door, coordinating intake, triage and routing of engineering demand.
• Maintain a consolidated view of workload across projects, sustainment and operational activities.
• Ensure demand is prioritised and assigned, supporting workload balancing and resource allocation.
• Administer engineering workflows within Jira and related tools, tracking progress and follow-ups.
• Identify dependencies, blockers and risks and escalate as needed.
• Produce workload, capacity and management reports and dashboards.
• Support governance, workflows and RACI models during organisational change.
• Drive process improvements and maintain operational documentation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Engineering coordination

Jira

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Job description

Systems Engineer (Requirements)

Initial 6 months

2-3 days p/w in Whiteley (rest remote)

Initial 6-months, rest remote

SC required, can start in BPSS

Our client, NATS, is seeking a Systems Engineer to support requirements management, engineering workflow coordination and continuous improvement activities. This contract role is based in Whiteley, with an expectation of working on site two to three days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and maintain the Communications Front Door, coordinating the intake, triage and routing of engineering demand
• Maintain a clear, consolidated view of workload across projects, sustainment and operational activities
• Ensure demand is appropriately categorised, prioritised and assigned, supporting workload balancing and resource allocation
• Administer engineering workflows within Jira and associated toolsets, tracking progress and proactively following up on actions and overdue tasks
• Ensure dependencies, blockers and risks are visible, escalating issues where appropriate
• Produce workload, prioritisation, capacity and management reports, including dashboards, trend analysis and reporting views
• Support the implementation of communications ways of working, governance, workflows and RACI models during organisational change
• Identify and drive process improvements, maintain operational documentation and support the adoption of new working practices

Additional Engineering Support:

• Depending on experience and workload, the role may also support ATCE4/ATCE5-level engineering tasks, lower-complexity engineering activities, data gathering, technical investigations, documentation reviews, analysis and implementation activities.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in systems engineering, requirements management or engineering coordination
• Strong understanding of demand management, workflow coordination and engineering operating models
• Experience using Jira or similar workflow and project management tools
• Ability to manage competing priorities across project, operational and sustainment environments
• Strong reporting and data analysis skills, including the development of dashboards and workload metrics
• Understanding of governance, RACI models, dependencies, risks and escalation processes
• Excellent organisation, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of requirements engineering and technical documentation within a Defence & Security environment

Contract Details:

• Contract Systems Engineer opportunity
• Based in Whiteley
• Hybrid working, with two to three days on site each week
• Opportunity to contribute to communications engineering, operational delivery and continuous improvement initiatives