Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

Location:

Bristol or Warrington, Cheshire. Hybrid working arrangement.

Role Type:
Full‑time / Permanent

Compensation:
Attractive Salary + Benefits

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering high‑impact systems engineering across a major long‑term nuclear programme.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities include:

• Lead and direct systems engineering activities across complex programmes
• Allocate tasks and oversee delivery from a team of systems engineers
• Mentor and support junior engineers to grow capability across the team
• Deliver hands‑on systems engineering including requirements, architecture, and integration
• Lead and contribute to technical and design reviews with key stakeholders

• Strong systems engineering experience across requirements engineering, system architecture, integration, verification and validation
• Leadership or mentoring experience within engineering teams
• Experience working on complex, multidisciplinary engineering programmes
• Reviewing technical outputs and leading engineering or design reviews
• Application of full lifecycle systems engineering expertise

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership (desirable)
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme and shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑day special paid leave
• Holiday trading: buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (available February‑March annually)
• ‘Be Kind Day’: one working‑day paid leave a year for volunteering (or equivalent hours)
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

We are a disability‑confident committed employer. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.