Senior Systems Engineer

HENSOLDT South Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary Engineering team. You will contribute to the full systems engineering life cycle, from defining operational concepts and system requirements to supporting integration, verification, and technical management activities.

The role calls for strong analytical skills, capability to manage system requirements, architectures, and performance analysis across multidisciplinary environments, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• BSc / BEng in Electronic, Software, Mechanical or related Engineering field.
• Minimum 3 years’; preferably 5 years’ experience in advanced engineering environments, doing complex system architectures.
• Formal training in System Life Cycle Management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system requirements and architectures within the systems engineering framework to ensure traceability, alignment, and compliance with stakeholder, functional, and physical design expectations.
• Support the development of system-level technical solutions within design, cost, schedule, and regulatory constraints to ensure compliant, supportable, manufacturable, and safe system outcomes.
• Conduct system analyses, modelling, simulations, and trade-off studies within the engineering lifecycle to optimise system performance, inform design decisions, and ensure robust risk and cost management.
• Support system integration, testing, verification, validation, and lifecycle activities within defined engineering processes to ensure successful system realisation, performance compliance, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate technical governance, stakeholder engagement, and project support activities within programme and engineering environments to ensure alignment, effective communication, risk management, and delivery against project objectives.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Requirements management

System architecture development

Modelling & performance analysis

Traceability & lifecycle

Analytical & documentation skills

Education

BSc/BEng in Electronic/Software/Mechanical

BSc/BEng (Hons) or MSc/MEng advantageous

Tools

Systems engineering tools

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a motivated and analytical Systems Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary Engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the full systems engineering life cycle, from defining operational concepts and system requirements to supporting integration, verification, and technical management activities.

We are seeking a motivated and analytical Systems Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary Engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the full systems engineering life cycle, from defining operational concepts and system requirements to supporting integration, verification, and technical management activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• BSc / BEng in Electronic, Software, Mechanical or related Engineering field.
• BSc/BEng (Hons) or MSc/MEng advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years’; preferably 5 years’ experience in advanced engineering environments, doing complex system architectures.
• Formal training in System Life Cycle Management is advantageous.

Key Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, processes, and lifecycle activities, including requirements, design, integration, verification, and validation within multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Ability to extract, interpret, analyse, and manage system requirements, ensuring traceability and alignment across system architectures and lifecycle stages.
• Proficiency in system architecture development, system modelling, and performance analysis, supported by a solid foundation in mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering principles.
• Ability to utilise systems engineering tools for requirements management and system performance modelling to support effective design, analysis, and decision-making.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to rapidly acquire and apply system-specific knowledge in complex technical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements & Architecture Management

  Define and manage system requirements and architectures within the systems engineering framework to ensure traceability, alignment, and compliance with stakeholder, functional, and physical design expectations.

• Technical Solution Development & Compliance

  Support the development of system-level technical solutions within design, cost, schedule, and regulatory constraints to ensure compliant, supportable, manufacturable, and safe system outcomes.

• System Analysis & Engineering Assurance

  Conduct system analyses, modelling, simulations, and trade-off studies within the engineering lifecycle to optimise system performance, inform design decisions, and ensure robust risk and cost management.

• System Integration, Verification & Lifecycle Execution

  Support system integration, testing, verification, validation, and lifecycle activities within defined engineering processes to ensure successful system realisation, performance compliance, and operational readiness.

• Technical Governance, Stakeholder & Project Support

  Coordinate technical governance, stakeholder engagement, and project support activities within programme and engineering environments to ensure alignment, effective communication, risk management, and delivery against project objectives.

Our recruitment values

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organisational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline

21 August 2026.