Senior Systems Engineer

Defence
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 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
£ 80K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Systems Engineering
JIRA
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Visio
Subversion
Systems Integration
DOORS (Software)
SC Clearance

Job description

  • Produce high-quality technical documentation including requirements, design specifications, SoW, V&V documents, and interface descriptions
  • Build, configure and test complete systems
  • Maintain expert knowledge of existing products and provide guidance to service engineers on commissioning, diagnostics, maintenance, and repair
  • Interpret and flow down system-level requirements, ensuring alignment with CONOPS and architectural constraints
  • Produce technical proposals in response to customer requirements
  • Carry out installation, commissioning, and setting-to-work activities when required
  • Support project managers and make informed technical decisions within contract scope
  • Conduct fault diagnosis and system trials on customer sites or naval platforms (UK and overseas)
  • Provide telephone and email technical support to customers and service partners
  • Deliver operator and maintenance training as required

Technologies:

  • Flow
  • Support
  • JIRA
  • Security
  • SVN
  • Network

Requirements

  • Strong systems engineering experience within marine electronics, navigation systems, radar, electronic charts, navigation aids, or steering control systems
  • Hands-on experience building, configuring, and fault-finding PC-based systems and networks
  • Competent user of DOORS, SVN, MS Office, Visio, JIRA
  • Knowledge of cyber standards relevant to naval environments (e.g. JSP440/604/490, NCSC guidance, NIST, ISO 27001) (desirable)
  • Understanding of naval systems integration standards (desirable)
  • Membership of a recognised engineering body (IET, INCOSE) (desirable)
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Passion for continuous learning and new technologies
  • HNC, Degree or equivalent in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or similar technical discipline
  • Must have the Right to Work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
  • Able to obtain SC security clearance

Benefits & conditions

We are an industry-leading organisation specialising in advanced maritime navigation and mission systems, seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our UK engineering team. We support a wide range of vessels and platforms across defence and commercial markets, delivering cutting-edge navigation, surveillance, and bridge system technologies globally. Our work environment is collaborative, fostering innovation, problem-solving, and professional development. We offer a competitive salary of £60,000-£80,000 dependent on experience, along with benefits such as a company pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and professional development opportunities. Our location provides hybrid flexibility with onsite requirements.

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