Senior System Engineer

Role: Senior Systems Engineer

Location : Bristol

Duration : 12 months

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About our client :

Our client is a leading global aerospace, defence, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients worldwide. Renowned for their commitment to safety, sustainability, and technological advancement, our client plays a vital role in ensuring operational excellence for their customers. Join them and be part of a team that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world’s most demanding environments.

The Role:

This role will provide holistic lifecycle Systems Engineering support to replenishment activities within the Skynet SDW programme. As a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer, reporting to the Project Engineering Manager (PEM), duties will include:

• Whole Lifecycle Systems Engineering knowledge and experience through best-placed SE practice, including systems thinking to develop solutions tailored to meet requirements.
• Requirements development from system through to subsystem, including requirement analysis and traceability, providing the golden thread for the relevant work package. Managing interfaces and trade-offs between systems, subsystems, functions and requirements.
• Preparation of Test and Integration specifications, including formal verification planning, execution, and results capture. Management of test baselines including planning and execution of Integration and Test schedules, system qualification and acceptance testing.
• Lead and support design review artefact development and customer presentations, including our client’s process for the relevant gates and reviews.
• Leading a team of engineers to accomplish critical milestones. Work with the PM to understand, develop, and manage timescales and resource needs. Strong communication and leadership skills are required.
• Knowledge of networks or satellite communication systems.

Who we’re looking for:

We're seeking candidates who bring attention to detail, combined with a thorough, methodical approach to Holistic Life Cycle Engineering. If you can navigate change easily, are curious about the future, and always seek to learn new skills, you will thrive in this role.

• Experience in a technical discipline with the confidence to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, and drive to think with a systems perspective.
• Ability to identify and manage interfaces, specifications, and certificates, producing boundary views.
• Proven ability to undertake technical management of internal and external sub-contractors with levels of delegated authority. Experienced in managing technical and project risks.

SE expertise across the engineering lifecycle – V-Model or equivalent – from initial concepts, requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, maintenance, and supportability. Experience with using IBM DOORS and EA Sparx.

Must have:

• Proven experience in Holistic Life Cycle Management with balanced competencies across the SE discipline. A good understanding of cross-domain and cross-boundary requirements and interfaces.
• Systems architecture and experience in leading small teams and projects.
• Knowledge of UK MoD KiD practices and ways of working.
• Practitioner in determining and managing stakeholder requirements, life cycle tailoring, verification, validation, and transition to operation.
• Conversant with accreditation standards for bringing into service telecommunications systems, including bespoke and COTS software applications.

Desirable:

• Experience in both hardware and software engineering lifecycles.
• Knowledge or experience of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Education and Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering. HNC/HND with equivalent, relevant experience is valued and welcomed.

Skills and Attributes

• Must hold or be able to obtain DV Clearance.

If you're ready to take the next step in your engineering career and be part of a team delivering cutting-edge defence and satellite communication solutions, we encourage you to apply today!