Job Description
System of Systems Engineer - Land Ceptor Export
If you enjoy working at the bigger picture level, joining the dots between complex systems and helping shape how products integrate into real-world defence capability, this is a brilliant opportunity. You’ll be part of a growing System of Systems function supporting export programmes, working in a collaborative, well-funded environment with long-term stability and meaningful engineering challenges. It’s a team that values systems thinking, open communication and proper development.
What’s on offer:
• Salary £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experience
• Company bonus up to £2,500 per year
• Pension contributions up to 14% combined
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Up to 15 additional flexi leave days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave, including up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, plus enhanced paternity, neonatal leave and fertility support
• Excellent site facilities including subsidised meals and free parking
About the Role
As a System of Systems Engineer, you’ll support the integration of a Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context, primarily focused on export programmes.
This is a role where you’ll operate at system level, working with customers to help define requirements and architecture, while collaborating internally with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver a product that meets operational needs.
You’ll play a key part in functional integration, system architecture design and requirements definition, contributing to both current delivery and future capability evolution. The work is varied and offers exposure across multiple engineering disciplines.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting functional integration within a wider Ground Based Air Defence context
• Working with customers to shape system requirements and architecture
• Driving and supporting trade studies
• Developing and agreeing requirement sets with System Design Authorities and Government stakeholders
• Designing and delivering defined work packages
• Collaborating with industry partners and internal project teams
This is a great opportunity to broaden your systems engineering capability while contributing to high-profile export programmes.
What You’ll Need
• Experience developing and integrating complex systems, ideally within defence
• Strong systems thinking skills and experience initiating trade studies
• Confidence communicating technical information to varied stakeholders
• Experience developing and agreeing requirements collaboratively
• Project engineering understanding to design and deliver work packages
• Familiarity with tools such as DOORS and Rhapsody
Working Pattern & Eligibility
Hybrid working, typically 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.
British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship required.
BPSS checks will be conducted following offer stage.
What You’ll Get
You’ll join a growing System of Systems organisation with clear long-term demand, structured career development and the chance to work closely with customers on complex defence capability. Combined with strong benefits and genuine stability, it’s a role where you can build both breadth and depth in systems engineering.
If you’d like an informal chat before applying, I’m very happy to arrange one, get in touch via the below.
Phone: 01733 234000
Mobile: 07399773939
Email: jcasey@theonegroup.co.uk
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