Senior System Engineer

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer

£87.83 per hour (Inside IR35)

Mostly remote - 1-2 days per month on site, Barrow or Sheffield

12 months

Senior Systems Engineer reporting to the Systems Engineering Function Lead within the Weapon Systems Engineering function. The role requires a good understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Requirements management, Interface Management, Integration, and V&V stages of the Engineering Lifecycle.

They should be experienced in working withal stakeholders including the internal project team, external customers, and the various design teams (S/W, Mech, Elec etc.). They should also be experienced in managing the engineering design stages: from the initial concept; design and development; testing and qualification; through to final manufacture and implementation of a new product or sub-system.

• Elicitation of user needs from internal/external customers.
• Elicitation of stakeholder needs across internal/external stakeholders.
• Elicitation of CONOPS from internal/external customers & stakeholders.
• Translation of CONOPS into MBSE use case and activity/sequence diagrams.
• MBSE Architecture development (Form, Function, Behaviour diagrams).
• Allocation of requirements to MBSE architecture.
• Development of requirements through derivation, development, architecture etc.
• Allocation of requirements and architectural artifacts to design teams, and task management of those activities.
• Interface requirements development.
• Interface Control management.
• Verification and Validation of all aspects of the system.
• Integration of the system from smallest component to entire system.
• Develop, maintain and control the technical interface to customers, suppliers and collaborators to ensure effective and swift resolution of technical issues and to deliver contractual commitments.
• Adhere to process governance, including developing the design of modifications and improvements to processes in accordance with relevant standards, best practice and developing needs.
• Validation of any systems / equipment, which may include the generation of test schedules, test and integration plans and the writing/investigation of test problem reports.
• Answer technical queries.

Skills

• Experience of Dassault Systèmes Cameo Systems Modeller MBSE tool.
• Experience of Simulation & Stimulation techniques.
• Experience of SysML.
• Familiarity with PLM tools (Teamcenter) and the links to the ERP system (SAP).
• Experience of Jira task management.
• Knowledge of MoD/DoD organisations and have experience of direct customer and supplier liaison.
• Knowledge of lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• The candidate shall have a degree in a relevant Engineering discipline plus a minimum of 5 years Systems engineering experience.
• Meets the requirements for registration as incorporated or chartered engineer and preferably a member of a relevant professional body.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English