Expleo is a trusted partner for engineering, quality services, and digital transformation. We collaborate with world-leading aerospace manufacturers, delivering cutting-edge solutions in structural analysis, finite element modelling, numerical simulation, and certification support. At Expleo, we foster innovation, technical excellence, and professional growth, empowering our teams to shape the future of aerospace engineering.
We are seeking Mission Systems Engineers to support the development of mission architectures and integrated combat air capabilities for GCAP. This role sits at the centre of future combat air capability development, bringing together sensing, communications, survivability, information management and effect generation capabilities into integrated mission solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of mission systems that provide operational advantage in highly contested and rapidly evolving environments.
This role offers an opportunity to influence future combat air capability through the development, integration and optimisation of advanced sensing architectures, supporting delivery across the full engineering lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain mission system requirements, architectures and engineering artefacts.
- Support capability decomposition from operational needs to system-level solutions.
- Define interfaces across sensing, communications, survivability and platform systems.
- Support mission-level integration and verification activities.
- Conduct architecture studies, trade-off analyses and capability assessments.
- Support digital engineering and model-based development approaches.
- Contribute to operational analysis and concept development activities.
- Support programme reviews and customer engagements.
- Collaborate across industry partners, suppliers and customer organisations.
- Support technology maturation and capability demonstration programmes.
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related STEM discipline.
- Applications are also welcomed from individuals with significant demonstrable experience who don’t hold formal qualifications.
- Professional registration or working towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
Essential Skills
- Mission systems architecture development.
- Systems engineering lifecycle knowledge.
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
- Information fusion and information advantage concepts.
- Systems integration and interface management.
- Digital engineering approaches.
- Operational analysis and capability development.
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Mission Systems Engineer in Preston employer: Expleo Group
Expleo is an exceptional employer that offers a unique opportunity for strategic leadership in the Marine sector, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. With a focus on employee growth and development, you will be part of a high-performing team dedicated to delivering cutting-edge engineering and technology services within one of the UK's most vital industries. The hybrid work model allows for flexibility while being at the forefront of marine engineering and defence innovation.
