Combat System Engineer

Package: £49,275 - £54,750 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role : SF20655

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Combat System Engineer at our Portsmouth site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Combat System Engineer, you will be part of a team that delivers the necessary integration, test, evaluation, and acceptance activities across all phases of the equipment lifecycle to support the development and delivery of operational effective Combat System capability.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll operate within a team of engineers to deliver a capability that allows defect resolution, design support, integration, test and evaluation, acceptance and interoperability activities delivering collaboratively with partners.

• Supporting Senior CSEs and Technical Leads across a range of Combat System technical activities
• Collaborating with engineering teams, customers, stakeholders and suppliers to support project objectives
• Producing test plans, conducting trial activities and completing post-trial analysis
• Developing technical documentation and supporting evidence for safe system integration
• Delivering technical work, providing progress updates and escalating significant issues to senior staff
• Supporting sea trials on Royal Navy ships, including potential overseas activities, while providing guidance to Associate CSEs where required

• Previous experience working within an engineering environment, with previous relevant experience
• Demonstrable experience of maritime combat systems or associated technologies
• Previous experience in Test & Evaluation, systems integration or related engineering activities

• Previous experience or qualifications in Engineering, Physics or a similar technical discipline, ideally at Honours Degree level or HNC/D with relevant experience
• Working towards or holding IEng status, or an equivalent professional engineering qualification, is desirable

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Portsmouth site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Qineti

Q. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of…