Package
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID
SF18830
About the Role
As a Senior Systems Engineer at QinetiQ, you will play a critical role in delivering and supporting the through-life technical delivery of specialist Test & Evaluation equipment and facilities across MOD Land Ranges in the UK. This role ensures that complex systems operate safely, efficiently and meet the high standards required for national defence capability.
Day-to-day, you’ll lead and contribute to multidisciplinary projects, working on system upgrades, integration, testing and acceptance of facilities, vehicles, control, surveillance and data systems. You will engage with a broad range of stakeholders, mentor junior engineers, support technical assurance, and contribute to the development of best practice across the team.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Lead the technical delivery of Test & Evaluation projects/work packages to time, cost and quality
* Deliver systems engineering outputs across the project lifecycle including proposals, requirements, integration, test and transition into service
* Engage with internal and external stakeholders to refine requirements, identify solutions and manage technical risk
* Plan and oversee integration, installation and acceptance activities including IT, Safety and Security systems
* Produce supplier Statements of Work, tender documents and acceptance criteria
* Mentor junior engineers and support capability growth
Essential experience of the Senior Systems Engineer:
* Proven experience leading multidisciplinary systems engineering projects
* Experience delivering systems in safety-critical or regulated environments
* Experience producing technical artefacts, requirements and delivering certified outcomes
* Ability to manage stakeholders and technical delivery across complex programmes
* Experience in integration, testing, and transition into service of complex systems
* Knowledge of systems engineering lifecycle and engineering governance
Essential qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer:
* Degree-level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Civil)
* Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional status
* Evidence of experience in systems engineering or equivalent professional training
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
This role is full-time and based at Fort Halstead. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.
Fort Halstead
Our facilities at Fort Halstead, located in Kent, focus on a wide range of defence-related research, particularly weapons systems and military technology. Modern laboratories enable engineers and scientists to conduct high-tech research in material science, systems engineering, and advanced simulation techniques.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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