Senior System Engineer in England

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Senior Systems Engineer. The role will be based in Rochester, Kent and will require the successful candidate to be on site 4 days per week, Monday‑Thursday with some flexibility to work from home on Fridays. This will be a 37‑hour week with a 1 pm optional finish on Fridays. Both full‑time and part‑time availability can be considered.

The company works at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries. Joining the Systems Engineering team, you will be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head‑Up and Head‑Worn Displays, Safety‑Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. Their Systems Engineers are encouraged to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject‑matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems‑engineering specialism.

• Understand customers’ complex needs and collaborate to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels.
• Develop complex system architectures and sub‑systems using a Model‑Based Systems Engineering approach.
• Integrate, analyse and test real‑time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub‑systems.
• Take accountability for collaborative technical work‑package execution and associated outcomes.
• Provide guidance, coaching and nurture talent in other engineers.
• Verify that customer needs are satisfied.
• Steer new and improved systems development through implementation whilst making use of best‑practice systems‑lifecycle processes alongside techniques such as Learn‑First and Agile.

• Enhanced Pension scheme – up to 14% combined.
• Flexible working pattern including working from home, flexible start and finish times.
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays (26 days after 5 years’ service, 27 days after 10 years’ service).
• Shared Incentive Plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/partner) – 6 × salary.
• Ill Health Income Protection / Private Medical Insurance – 50% of salary.

• Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, real‑time displays or other safety‑related systems, containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronics, mechanics, optics and/or software.
• Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics).
• Experience in integration, test, and verification of real‑time and/or safety‑related systems, with understanding of safety assessment processes and how these processes influence the design.
• Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied.
• Understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to real‑time embedded engineering products.

Eligibility for this role requires holding a British passport and having lived and worked in the UK for the past five years, thereby being eligible to apply for SC clearance.