Systems Design Engineer (Marine) in Fareham

SYOS is a fast‑growing global robotics and aerospace company, driving the development of cutting‑edge uncrewed vehicles (drones) across air, land, and sea for dual‑use applications. We are committed to pushing technological boundaries and delivering exceptional products that consistently exceed customer expectations.

About the role

We are looking for a highly skilled System Design Engineer with Uncrewed Surface Vessel experience to join our team in our production facility based in Fareham, UK. As a Systems Design Engineer at SYOS, you will be a key player in defining the architecture, integrating, and validating their cutting‑edge autonomous systems, with a particular focus on their marine applications. This role is highly cross‑functional, requiring close collaboration with hardware, software, and autonomy teams to deliver robust and high‑performance solutions, especially for challenging maritime environments. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting‑edge uncrewed vehicles within a global aerospace and robotics company.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience working specifically on unmanned marine vehicles (USVs), and knowledge of autonomy systems and embedded software development tailored for maritime applications.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document both functional and non‑functional system requirements for their autonomous vehicles, particularly those operating in marine environments.
• Translating high‑level needs into detailed, verifiable requirements and managing them throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing and maintaining the overall system architecture, including defining major subsystems and their interfaces to ensure seamless integration.
• Planning and coordinating the integration of hardware and software components into unified, reliable systems, with a focus on their unmanned marine vehicles.
• Designing and executing rigorous testing strategies to verify system performance and validate that all requirements are met, accounting for the complexities of maritime testing.
• Serving as a central communication hub between engineering teams to facilitate system‑wide coherence and collaboration.
• Supporting continuous improvement by feeding test and performance insights back into system designs, ensuring continuous optimization for marine applications.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in systems engineering, with a strong preference for backgrounds in unmanned marine vehicles (USVs), robotics, or autonomous systems.
• A strong understanding of systems architecture, requirements management, and system integration, especially as it pertains to marine autonomy.
• Experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence, or DOORS is also preferred, along with familiarity with hardware and software testing and validation methodologies in challenging environments.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving abilities are essential.

Employees will be subject to SC clearance with the MOD. If you are an experienced and skilled Systems Design Engineer with Marine experience, who meets the requirements and is ready to work with a legendary team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Types Full‑time, Permanent

Security Requirement To be eligible for this role, you must be able to meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). This includes confirming your identity, legal right to work in the UK, recent employment history, and criminal record (unspent convictions only). Unfortunately, we’re unable to consider applicants who cannot meet these requirements and are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time