Senior Systems Engineer

Package:  56,025 – 62,250 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits Role :
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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 Senior Systems Engineer at our Farnborough, Malvern, Portsmouth or Bristol site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will join a team that develops and integrates nose ranging and tracking capabilities within Underwater Test and Evaluation delivering high quality systems engineering outcomes. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of a very exciting defence challenge.

Day-to-day, you’ll be delivering high-quality systems engineering outcomes supporting the UK’s ranging capability under the LTPA programme. This includes system architecture definition, concepts of operations, detailed system modelling, testing integration and even delivery to the range.

Your responsibilities will include:

Applying a systems engineering approach and delivering key engineering activities across significant projects

Engaging with stakeholders, project managers and technical teams to meet customer and business requirements

Leading technical teams, structuring workloads, reviewing outputs and managing junior systems engineers

Defining and applying systems engineering processes including requirements engineering, system design and support

Delivering technical documentation, reporting progress and escalating major technical issues where required

Applying relevant regulatory, safety and technical standards to ensure compliance

Essential experience of the Senior Systems Engineer:  Sound understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle processes and wider engineering management considerations

Proven experience determining suitable systems engineering approaches while considering enterprise, political and acquisition factors

Track record of applying relevant systems engineering techniques to support effective project delivery

Previous experience defining required engineering outputs including management plans, product descriptions and test reports

Proven ability anticipating potential problems, understanding wider impacts and determining appropriate solutions

Experience demonstrating strong understanding of requirements, specifications and system design alongside effective negotiation and presentation skills

Essential qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer:

Degree level qualification or equivalent

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 Farnborough, Malvern, Portsmouth or Bristol site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Why Join QinetiQ?

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 solving complex problems in…