Systems Engineer in Manchester

Systems Engineer - Long-Term Contract

Location: Remote, Manchester or London

Working Arrangement: Hybrid/Remote with occasional office and project-site visits

Contract Type: Long-Term Contract

Experience: Approximately 1-3 years' experience in Systems Engineering

About the Role

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support the delivery of systems engineering activities on a major railway infrastructure project.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the Systems Engineering Lead in the management and capture of requirements, assumptions and interfaces within DOORS Next Generation (DOORS NG) across civil and infrastructure, environmental and rail systems disciplines.
• Supporting the Requirements Process Lead with requirements technical assurance, including reviewing requirements for quality, completeness, traceability and compliance with the relevant processes and standards.
• Attending and contributing to Requirements Working Group meetings.
• Supporting the Verification and Validation (V&V) Process Lead in coordinating and managing discipline inputs into verification and validation matrices within DOORS NG.
• Supporting the Enterprise Architecture Modelling Lead through participation in workshops and activities linking requirements to SBS notes within the enterprise architecture model.
• Working collaboratively with engineers and technical specialists across multiple disciplines to ensure systems engineering activities are effectively coordinated and integrated.
• Maintaining accurate and auditable systems engineering information and supporting the production of relevant documentation and reports.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, tools and ways of working across the project.

Skills & Experience

• Approximately 1-3 years' experience in Systems Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• An understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
• Experience or knowledge of requirements management, requirements capture and traceability.
• An understanding of verification and validation processes.
• Experience using IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next (DOORS NG) would be highly desirable.
• An understanding of systems interfaces and multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate, structured and traceable engineering information.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different engineering disciplines.
• The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within an integrated project team.
• Experience within the railway, transport, infrastructure or other complex engineering sectors would be advantageous.

Desirable

• Experience working on major infrastructure or complex engineering projects.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture modelling and systems modelling approaches.
• Knowledge of SBS (System Breakdown Structure) and requirements traceability.
• Experience working within a structured systems engineering framework.
• Relevant engineering or systems engineering qualification.

Location & Working Arrangements

The role can be performed remotely, or from project/office locations in Manchester or London. The successful candidate will be expected to attend office and/or project-site meetings occasionally, as required by the project and wider team.

Contract

This is a long-term contract opportunity supporting a major railway infrastructure programme. The role offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary systems engineering team and gain valuable experience on a complex, high-profile infrastructure project.