Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Location: Hampshire/Hybrid (2 days onsite)
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum
Security Clearance: SC Clearance required

Are you an experienced Systems Engineer looking to work on complex, cutting‑edge defence technology? We're looking for a technically driven engineer to play a key role in the design, development and delivery of advanced systems supporting critical defence capabilities.

This is an opportunity to work across the full engineering life cycle, from early‑stage research and concept development through to product delivery and in‑service support, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on innovative projects involving RF communications, sensors, Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT) and Electronic Warfare (EW) technologies.

As a Systems Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership across a range of programmes, acting as a System Design Authority and ensuring solutions are delivered to the highest technical standards.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading system design activities across the full engineering life cycle.
• Providing technical leadership to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Developing innovative solutions from concept through to delivery.
• Working closely with customers to understand requirements and shape technical solutions.
• Supporting bids, research activities and technology development programmes.
• Managing technical risks and ensuring projects meet performance, quality and delivery objectives.
• Contributing to equipment trials, integration activities and rapid prototyping where required.

You’ll have:

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Proven Systems Engineering experience across the product development life cycle.
• Experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical authority.
• Knowledge of sensor systems and RF communications.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Current SC Clearance.

Experience in any of the following would be highly beneficial:

• Electronic Warfare (EA, ES, ECM, ESM or RF Cyber)
• Software Defined Radios (SDR)
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• FPGA technologies
• RF systems and antennas
• Open architectures such as SOSA, OpenVPX, MORA, OpenCPI or STICS
• Agile, SAFe, Waterfall or Spiral delivery methodologies
• Technical risk and RAID management