Systems Engineer Various Levels - Hybrid

Job ID: R0144144
London,United Kingdom

Our Defence and Security teams provide design and engineering services for our nuclear and defence clients across the UK and abroad. Our team is experiencing exciting growth and long-term prospects within our established practice, and we are looking for Systems Engineers with transferable skills who are passionate about developing themselves and in meeting new challenges. We offer hybrid working with 1-2 days in the office. Bristol, Reading. Occasional site visits may be necessary.

About the Opportunity

We are looking for Senior Systems Engineers (Engineer/Consultant grades) to join our UK based team; main location is flexible with the majority of work able to be carried out from home, with visits to sites potentially required. You will be joining a small team looking to grow with future business with the client, and will be delivering strategic and technical support to some of the most inspiring/exciting projects and programmes across the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE). This role provides a fantastic career opportunity, whilst developing your skills and experiences under the guidance and mentorship within our central systems engineering team.

We require Senior Systems Engineers who enjoy working with wider Project Teams (including multiple disciplines), and who have a commercial understanding as well as knowledge of MoD processes and procedures. You would be working across a range of different activities at various stages of the systems engineering life cycle.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Development and management of system requirements.

  • Design process engineering for hardware, software, and mixed technology systems.

  • Systems safety engineering, including the analysis of the systems safety requirements.

  • Systems integration.

  • Systems performance evaluation and its application to verification and validation.

  • Through life environmental impact evaluation of complex systems.

  • Systems qualification and acceptance.

  • Requirements capture, analysis and management

Benefits:

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Here's is what you need:

  • UK Nationality with the ability to apply for SC clearance

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a recognised engineering or STEM discipline

  • Experience of Systems Engineering activities in a complex, safety focussed and regulated organisation with multiple complex interfaces. Ideally within the UK MoD, AWE, or a similar regulated environment

  • Have a holistic approach to Systems Engineering and general Engineering activities

  • Be delivery focussed with an enthusiasm to make a positive difference

  • Demonstrable experience of change management, rapidly adapting to emerging requirements, changing circumstances and high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity in a fast-changing environment

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