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* Salary: £55,000-£65,000 DOE
* Full Time
* Permanent
Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.
What We Offer
* Private Healthcare with optional family cover
* Life Assurance (4 x salary)
* Critical Illness Cover
* Unlimited Paid Holiday
* Ongoing professional development and training
* Access to LinkedIn Learning
* Pension contribution
* Flexible Working
* A culture of diversity and innovative thinking
Role Overview
We’re looking for a technically strong Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of subsystems within our advanced maritime platforms. You’ll take ownership of key technical workstreams, ensuring robust architecture, clear interfaces, and integration readiness within defined scope. Reporting to the Lead Systems Engineer, you’ll collaborate across disciplines to deliver reliable, well-engineered solutions that meet system-level requirements.
This role is ideal for an experienced systems engineer who thrives on deep technical engagement, enjoys coordinating across functions, and takes pride in delivering clarity and quality within complex, multi-domain environments.
Responsibilities Will Include
* Own subsystem or domain-level architecture, requirements, and integration planning.
* Deliver clear, traceable definitions of interfaces, behaviours, and verification plans.
* Act as the technical lead for your workstream, coordinating across mechanical, electrical, software, and control teams.
* Drive subsystem integration readiness by managing dependencies and resolving technical blockers.
* Support system-level verification through detailed test planning and analysis.
* Identify and manage technical risks within your domain, escalating cross-cutting issues to the Lead Systems Engineer.
* Engage regularly with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and delivery focus.
* Contribute to technical reviews and assurance activities within your engineering domain.
* Support the development of junior engineers through knowledge sharing and peer review.
Required
Qualifications and Experience:
* Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
* 4–7 years' experience in systems engineering within complex, regulated, or safety-critical environments.
* Strong understanding of systems architecture, requirements management, and integration planning.
* Proven experience leading technical delivery within a defined scope or subsystem.
* Skilled in interface definition, cross-discipline coordination, and design assurance.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills in multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable
* Experience with class approval processes (e.g. Lloyd’s, DNV) or other compliance regimes.
* Proficiency with MBSE tools and practices (e.g. SysML, Cameo).
* Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and modern digital collaboration tools.
* Exposure to staged integration, TRL-based delivery, or platform qualification efforts.
Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum Existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with Security Check likely for specific projects.*
Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.
What We Expect From You
* Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
* Initiative and independent working
* Honesty and integrity
* Business and commercial awareness
* Agility, adaptability and continuous development
We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file.
* Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.
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Information Technology
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