Systems Engineer

Job Title

Systems Engineer

Bristol or Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Attractive Salary + Benefits

Full time / Permanent

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At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Systems Engineer, at our Bristol or Warrington, Cheshire site.

As a Systems Engineer you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll join a growing and dynamic systems engineering team delivering critical work across a major nuclear programme.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be required to:

• Deliver systems engineering activities including requirements engineering, system design and integration planning
• Support technical reviews and contribute to system development across the project lifecycle
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure integrated solutions
• Manage requirements, assumptions, and risks to support successful project outcomes
• Work as part of a specialist systems engineering team within a larger programme environment

This full‑time role is based across our Bristol or Warrington sites, working a 37‑hour week, with hybrid working patterns available.

• Experience in requirements engineering, systems architecture, interface management, or integration, verification and validation
• Demonstrable experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Understanding of the full engineering or project lifecycle
• Experience supporting technical reviews and engineering governance processes
• Familiarity with requirements management tools or structured systems engineering approaches

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Awareness of systems engineering standards such as those developed by the International Council on Systems Engineering is desirable

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ()

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement – this Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

04/06/2026

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