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Senior Systems Engineer

Livingston or Glenrothes (Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite) – 12 months (Inside IR35)

BPSS needed (SC is ideal)

Overview

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join a high-performing Weapons & Sensors engineering team, supporting the delivery of complex programmes for UK-based customers.

Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager within the Power Development Team, the role spans the full product lifecycle and involves working within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment using modern digital engineering approaches.

This position offers strong professional development opportunities within a growing defence-focused engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

* Requirements Management: Capture, analyse, and manage system requirements, ensuring they are clearly defined, verifiable, and traceable throughout the lifecycle.

* System Design: Develop and optimise system architectures and components, balancing performance, cost, size, and other constraints.

* Interface Management: Manage technical interfaces between subsystems and external systems, ensuring interoperability and performance targets are achieved.

* Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V): Develop and execute IV&V strategies, ensuring compliance with requirements through structured testing and validation.

* Product Qualification: Lead certification and qualification activities to ensure systems meet relevant defence/aerospace standards for operational deployment.

* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including software, electrical, and mechanical engineers, as well as project stakeholders.

* Support root cause analysis and resolution of system-level issues.

* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Essential Skills & Experience

* Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

* Proven experience within the defence or aerospace sector.

* Demonstrated expertise in:

* Requirements management

* System design

* Interface management

* Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V)

* Product qualification

* Familiarity with relevant defence and/or aerospace standards and regulations.

* Experience using engineering tools for modelling, simulation, and analysis.

* Strong technical leadership capability.

Desirable Skills

* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Experience working in fast-paced, collaborative environments.

* Familiarity with tools such as DOORS, MBSE methodologies, and MATLAB.

* Experience leading or managing engineering teams

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