Company Description Are you passionate about engineering? Do you want to make a difference? You could be one of our 54k+ colleagues in over 30 countries working on inspiring projects in the most innovative companies. Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today! Job Description Job Title: Model Based Systems Engineer Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 1 day/month on-site) Employment: Full-Time, Permanent Sectors: Aerospace / Defence ALTEN UK is seeking a Model Based Systems Engineer to support high-profile aerospace programmes within the combat air domain . This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of next-generation air platform development , where your models will contribute directly to complex system design, performance optimisation and full digital twin representations. You’ll collaborate with experienced engineers across multiple disciplines and play a key role in shaping system behaviour at a platform level. Responsibilities: Develop and manage functional, plant, control and requirement models to represent platform systems in a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) environment. Contribute to the creation and evolution of a digital twin of the air platform, supporting validation, verification and system optimisation activities. Analyse system-level and aircraft performance metrics using modelling tools and real-world data. Collaborate with engineering teams to define interfaces between systems , ensuring effective integration across platform and sub-system levels. Support strategic modelling efforts aimed at reducing test burden and enhancing simulation and trial planning . Qualifications Essential Skills
