Senior Systems Engineer

Guildford Permanent | Full-Time £55,000 - £70,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join a growing Systems team, leading complex space missions from LEO to GEO and beyond. This role offers full cradle-to-grave mission involvement, from concept and bid support through AIT, launch, commissioning, and operations - providing the chance to see your work delivered to space on a rapid timescale.

The role requires full on-site working initially. Once established, there may be the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week, subject to business and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

Lead system engineering activities across all project phases, from requirements through operations

Perform system-level design of space and ground segments, including mission analysis and trade-offs

Support bid and tender activities, working closely with Sales and Engineering teams

Manage requirements, interfaces, verification, validation, and test planning

Lead or support technical studies, cost/risk/schedule trades, and reviews

Act as a technical focal point for assigned mission products

Interface with customers and internal stakeholders at all project stages

Mentor junior engineers and review technical work

Manage subcontractors, work packages, and system-level documentation

Required Experience

Experienced spacecraft Systems Engineer (ideally 7...