Combat Air Systems - Systems Engineer

Service Key is seeking a motivated and developing Systems Engineer to support engineering activities within a future combat air programme, with a particular focus on integrating Through Life Support (TLS) and supportability considerations into early lifecycle capability development.

Working alongside experienced engineers, specialist TLS Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and customer teams, the successful candidate will apply Systems Engineering principles, methods and processes to support the development, assessment and integration of requirements, concepts, architectures and engineering evidence.

The role will focus primarily on the Concept and Assessment phases of the CADMID lifecycle, helping to ensure that supportability and through-life considerations are incorporated into engineering activity from the outset, influencing the development of coherent, effective and supportable combat air capability.

This is an opportunity for an engineer looking to develop their Systems Engineering experience within a complex, multidisciplinary defence environment. The role will provide exposure to a broad range of engineering activities, working across technical disciplines and contributing to the structured development of future combat air capability.

The successful candidate is not expected to be a specialist in every aspect of Through Life Support. Instead, they will bring a foundation in Systems Engineering, an inquisitive and analytical approach, and the ability to work with specialists to translate technical inputs into coherent engineering outputs.

• Apply Systems Engineering principles and methods to support engineering activities within the Concept and Assessment phases of a complex combat air programme.
• Assist in the development, analysis and management of system and supportability requirements, ensuring alignment with operational needs and programme objectives.
• Support the development and assessment of engineering concepts, architectures and interfaces, working with experienced engineers and specialist SMEs.
• Contribute to maintaining traceability between operational needs, requirements, engineering concepts, architectures and supporting evidence.
• Assist with the identification and assessment of technical interfaces, dependencies, assumptions and risks across multidisciplinary engineering activities.
• Support engineering options analysis and trade studies, considering technical performance, supportability, affordability and through-life implications.
• Contribute to the preparation of engineering documentation, technical assessments and evidence to support reviews and programme decisions.

• Work alongside TLS SMEs to understand and integrate supportability considerations into wider Systems Engineering activity.
• Support the development and assessment of TLS requirements, support concepts and emerging support architectures.
• Help capture, structure and integrate specialist technical inputs from support disciplines, including Training Systems, Ground Mission Enablement, Support Information Systems and Integrated Product Support.
• Develop an understanding of how system design decisions influence reliability, maintainability, availability, training, infrastructure, logistics and future sustainment.
• Contribute to the identification of design-for-support considerations and opportunities during early capability development.
• Assist in ensuring that supportability requirements and engineering evidence remain coherent and traceable as concepts and solutions mature.

• A foundation in Systems Engineering principles and methods, gained through practical engineering experience, relevant academic study or a combination of both.
• Experience or…