Senior Systems Engineer

ALTEN
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
18 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 60K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Systems Engineering
Software Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer with hands-on experience in spacecraft projects. You will support system design, analysis, and integration across multiple subsystems, ensuring spacecraft meet functional, performance, and mission requirements. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams and help drive technical decisions across the program lifecycle.

Your main responsibilities will be:

  • Plan and support technical activities across spacecraft programs.
  • Manage system-level elements such as functional models, modes, interfaces, and requirements.
  • Conduct risk assessments, trade-offs, and technical evaluations.
  • Support subsystem and software design through multidisciplinary studies.
  • Lead system assessments, baseline definitions, and budget planning.
  • Contribute to configuration-controlled engineering documentation.
  • Support product implementation, integration, verification, and validation at system and flight levels.
  • Help improve and iterate on company-wide systems engineering processes.

Requirements

You are a systems-focused engineer with proven spacecraft experience. You are confident leading multidisciplinary teams, managing complex technical tasks, and coordinating with stakeholders and customers. You have a strong understanding of spacecraft systems and can work across multiple subsystems.

You are...

  • Passionate about engineering
  • result-oriented
  • proactive

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