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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** RC Fornax
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Configuration Management, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Technical Data Management Systems
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2885000759-2

## About the Role

* Proven experience delivering systems engineering activities within defence, maritime, aerospace or other highly regulated and safety-critical industries.
 * Strong understanding of systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle, including requirements management, architecture, integration, verification, validation and acceptance.
 * Experience supporting IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) activities for complex systems.
 * Experience developing and applying engineering plans, verification strategies, test procedures and evidence-based assurance approaches.
 * Familiarity with engineering lifecycle and requirements management tools such as DOORS, JIRA or equivalent platforms.
 * Ability to analyse technical data and present engineering evidence, risks, issues and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
 * Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Desirable Experience

 * Experience within sonar, underwater acoustic or naval systems programmes.
 * Knowledge of defence systems integration and acceptance processes.
 * Understanding of systems architecture modelling approaches.
 * Experience supporting customer audits, design reviews and qualification activities.
 * Familiarity with configuration management and change control processes.
 * INCOSE knowledge or related systems engineering qualifications.

## Description

* Plan, lead and deliver systems engineering activities across the full engineering lifecycle for complex maritime, naval and sonar systems.
 * Develop and maintain systems engineering strategies, plans, processes and artefacts in line with programme objectives and customer requirements.
 * Lead and support system integration activities, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
 * Define verification methods, test cases, acceptance criteria and compliance strategies to demonstrate system performance and requirement fulfilment.
 * Capture, analyse and report engineering evidence from design, integration, verification, validation and qualification activities.
 * Maintain robust requirements traceability throughout development, verification, validation and qualification phases.
 * Support design reviews, customer acceptance events and engineering assurance activities.
 * Identify, manage and communicate technical risks, issues and non-conformances.
 * Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing systems engineering processes, tools and best practices.
 * Work closely with systems, software, hardware and project teams to support successful programme delivery.


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