As a Systems Engineer, you will operate in a customer-facing role, helping to deliver a broad range of complex and challenging technical programmes focused on mission-critical solutions for government and security-focused customers. You will act as a trusted advisor, in a role that demands integrity, diplomacy, and determination, with a wide variety of responsibilities.
We are a leading technology and engineering organisation, working across security, defence, and intelligence domains. We collaborate closely with our customers to solve complex and unique challenges by bringing the physical and digital together.
Key Responsibilities
Acting as technical lead and design authority for teams researching, designing, implementing, and supporting products and delivered solutions
Supporting the development of business cases and applications for product investment, aligned to a defined product roadmap
Applying system design skills across multiple business areas and technologies, including electronic warfare, RF cyber, applications, middleware, and radio systems
Providing technical decision-making, problem-solving, and direction to engineering teams
Leading technical aspects of bids and producing senior-level technical documentation
Planning Integration, Validation, and Verification (IV&V) activities to de-risk delivery
Planning and executing domestic and international system installations and integrations
Engaging with stakeholders to build consensus on solution viability, benefits, risks, and decision support
Key Requirements
Experience across system engineering lifecycles, including tailoring and planning
Working with commercial managers and external contractors to deliver system installation and deployment at customer locations
Chairing and contributing to technical and design reviews
Requirements elicitation and management
Risk and opportunity management
Configuration management and baseline development throughout the lifecycle
Knowledge and understanding of Electronic Warfare and, ideally, both military and civil communications systems
Appreciation of hardware, firmware, and software, including SDRs, high-speed ADCs, and RF subsystems
Understanding of production environments, including design and maintenance of manufacturing equipment and test fixtures
Experience with product qualification, safety, and regulatory sign-off
Awareness of environmental regulations and legislation
Knowledge of EMC regulations and control techniques, working with specialists through to sign-off
If you have experience in adjacent domains such as communications systems or radar, you are encouraged to apply, as opportunities for cross-training and development are available.
About the Organisation
Built on decades of heritage, the organisation offers specialist expertise in sensors, communications, cyber, and data-driven technologies including AI and machine learning. We enable organisations to think and act differently by delivering insights from complex, multi-layered data.
We are on an ambitious growth journey, having significantly expanded in recent years with plans for continued growth. Every individual counts. We push technical boundaries together, reinvest in innovation, and empower our people to make a difference.
You'll work from a site set in a countryside location in southern England, offering a calm, non-corporate environment with on-site facilities and good transport links.
We believe everyone has a responsibility to create an environment where people can bring their whole self to work - with the time, trust, and freedom to succeed. We are committed to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and strive to maintain a friendly, creative, and supportive workplace for a diverse workforce and those with additional needs.
Benefits and Perks
Flexible working hours to support work-life balance
Annual bonus linked to company performance and individual contribution
Private medical insurance, including cover for existing conditions
Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell leave
Employee savings and share participation schemes