Senior Mission & Complex Systems Engineer / Consultant in Tewkesbury

Location: Teddington - United Kingdom

Employment type: Full Time

Workplace type: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Flexibility: Full-time role, with flexible working considered in line with business and customer needs. Location: UK location flexible, with attendance at BMT and customer sites determined by assigned work. Office, remote and hybrid working may be considered subject to customer, security and delivery requirements. Travel to customer sites and BMT offices will be required; occasional overseas travel may be necessary. The post-holder must be able to obtain and maintain the level of UK security clearance required for assigned work. Individual assignments may carry additional nationality, residency or vetting requirements.

About BMT: BMT is dedicated to solving some of the most important engineering challenges of our time. Our people use their technical excellence to deliver practical, meaningful solutions that make a real difference. We are committed to building a safer, more efficient, and more sustainable future. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our mission, shaping our culture and supporting our purpose.

Why Work for Us? Joining BMT means joining a company that invests in you. As an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) organisation, we’re independent and free from external shareholders — allowing us to reinvest in our people and make decisions that support long‑term success. You’ll have access to a wide range of benefits that support your health, family life, financial wellbeing, and personal development, including:

• Private Medical Insurance (including family cover)
• Enhanced Pension
• 18 weeks’ enhanced maternity pay (after 1 year’s service)
• Family‑friendly policies
• Inclusive and supportive culture
• Annual Wellbeing Fund for hobbies and personal interests
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday trading
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Professional subscriptions paid

About The Role: As a Senior Mission & Complex Systems Engineer / Consultant within our Operational Systems team, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering and consultancy services across complex, mission-critical and operational systems. Working across defence and other high-consequence sectors, you’ll help our customers define, integrate, assure, sustain and evolve complex capabilities, translating operational challenges and technical evidence into practical, robust solutions. You’ll take ownership of defined technical activities and work packages, working independently and alongside multidisciplinary teams across Systems Engineering, Cyber, operational analysis and other specialist areas. Partnering with Project Managers and technical leads, you’ll help shape delivery approaches, manage technical risks and dependencies, and ensure outputs are delivered to the right quality, timescale and budget. Beyond project delivery, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to bids, innovation and capability development, share your expertise with colleagues, and help develop reusable methods and approaches that strengthen our Operational Systems capability.

About You: You’ll be an experienced engineer or consultant with a strong background in complex operational or engineered systems, comfortable taking ownership of technical work and working independently within your area of expertise. You’ll bring experience across areas such as systems thinking, requirements and architecture, systems integration, verification and validation, test and evaluation, operational assurance, and through-life capability management. Experience of mission-enabling systems, including command, control, communications or information systems, would be particularly relevant. You’ll be confident translating complex technical challenges into clear, practical and evidence-based recommendations, communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. You’ll use sound professional judgement, recognise when specialist input or escalation is needed, and be comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams and with customer stakeholders. Alongside your technical expertise, you’ll be able to build strong customer relationships, contribute to bids and proposals, and identify opportunities to support wider customer needs. You’ll have a relevant engineering, scientific or technical qualification, or equivalent professional experience, with a track record of successfully delivering technical work with a high level of independence and accountability. Professional registration such as IEng or CEng would be advantageous, although we’re equally keen to hear from those working towards appropriate registration.

What’s Next? If you’re ready to use your skills to help tackle meaningful challenges and contribute to a more sustainable future, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and join a team that values innovation, inclusion, and long‑term impact. We only accept applications via our ATS. CVs sent directly to HR or operational teams will not be considered. Any unsolicited candidates will be treated as direct applications, with no fees payable.