Systems Engineer

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & professional development

Employee rewards

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Systems Engineer to help deliver defence and critical infrastructure programmes in the UK. You will contribute across the full lifecycle, engaging with veteran engineers and clients on complex projects that shape national security and capability.

You will use MBSE and model-based approaches, work with multidisciplinary teams, and support requirements, architecture and integration activities at major sites. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience.
• CEng, CSEP or working towards professional registration.
• Experience applying systems engineering within complex engineering, defence or regulated environments.
• Understanding of systems engineering lifecycles, governance and standards (e.g. ISO 15288).
• Experience in requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification or validation activities.

Responsibilities

• Apply systems engineering principles across the engineering lifecycle.
• Support requirements management, ensuring traceability through design, verification and validation.
• Contribute to system architecture, design and integration activities on complex programmes.
• Support technical reviews, trade studies and engineering decision-making.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• Apply digital engineering approaches, including MBSE where appropriate, to support analysis and communication.
• Contribute to project planning, risk management and programme delivery activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Lifecycle management

MBSE

SysML

UML

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

STEM degree

CEng / CSEP (or working towards)

Tools

DOORS

Dimensions RM

Cameo

Sparx EA

SysML

UML

Job description

Job Description Overview

Engineer the systems that help protect the UK’s future. Are you looking for a Systems Engineering role where your work has a real and lasting impact? At AtkinsRéalis, we help our clients solve some of the world’s most complex engineering and programme delivery challenges. Our success comes from the diversity, expertise and passion of our people, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Join us and you’ll become part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values fresh perspectives, technical excellence and continuous development. You’ll work with some of the industry’s leading experts while helping to deliver programmes that make a genuine difference to the UK’s security, resilience and future capability. We understand that great engineers need flexibility as well as challenge. That’s why we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements wherever possible, a strong commitment to wellbeing, and support for career returners looking to re-establish themselves in the profession.

Your role

As a Systems Engineer within our Advanced Engineering Delivery & Consultancy (AEDC) Practice, you’ll help deliver solutions to some of the UK’s most complex defence and critical infrastructure challenges. Working alongside highly experienced engineers and delivery professionals, you’ll contribute to programmes that are vital to national security and strategic capability. This is an opportunity to develop your expertise across the full systems engineering lifecycle while working with industry-leading clients and technologies. You’ll gain exposure to major programmes spanning the defence, nuclear, maritime, aerospace and Critical National Infrastructure sectors, supporting projects delivered at some of the UK’s most secure and strategically important sites, including Aldermaston, Barrow-in-Furness, Faslane and Devonport. Whether you’re developing requirements, building system models, supporting integration activities or helping shape future capability, you’ll see firsthand how your contribution influences outcomes that matter.

Depending on your experience, you’ll contribute to activities such as:

• Apply systems engineering principles, standards and best practice across the engineering lifecycle.
• Support requirements management, ensuring traceability through design, verification and validation.
• Contribute to system architecture, design and integration activities on complex programmes.
• Support technical reviews, trade studies and engineering decision-making.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• Apply digital engineering approaches, including MBSE where appropriate, to support analysis and communication.
• Contribute to project planning, risk management and programme delivery activities.
• Develop knowledge of MOD acquisition processes and KiD, while communicating technical information effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About you

• Degree-qualified in a STEM discipline (or equivalent experience), with CEng, CSEP or working towards professional registration.
• Experience applying systems engineering within complex engineering, defence or regulated environments.
• Understanding of systems engineering lifecycles, governance and standards (e.g. ISO 15288).
• Experience in requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification or validation activities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Experience using systems requirement management tools (DOORS, Dimensions RM or similar), systems modelling and architecture tools (e.g. Cameo, Sparx EA or similar).
• Familiarity with modelling notations and frameworks such as SysML, UML and systems assurance approaches.
• Understanding of defence acquisition, engineering governance and wider programme delivery considerations, including commercial, finance and planning.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type & Job Type

Worker Type Employee. Job Type Regular. At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.