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# Senior Systems Engineer

- **Company:** DCS Recruitment
- **Location:** Hampshire, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £57,683.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Digital Electronics, Firmware, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems, Systems Integration
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5854532060

## About the Role

You will be an experienced engineer with strong systems-thinking capability and the ability to operate across complex engineering programmes, ideally within offshore or subsea environments.

You will ideally have experience in:

 * Systems engineering, engineering design or complex product/project delivery
 * Working with customers and stakeholders in technical environments
 * Fault finding, root cause analysis and problem-solving
 * System integration and software-led systems
 * Mechanical and/or analogue and digital electronics engineering
 * Producing structured technical documentation
 * Managing multiple projects and competing priorities
 * Exposure to tools such as CAD and project/task management systems (e.g. Jira)

Qualifications

 * Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline such as:

 * Systems Engineering
 * Electronics Engineering
 * Mechanical Engineering
 * Software Engineering
 * Communications Engineering
 * Or a related field

## Description

* Lead the technical development and delivery of complex, custom-built systems and instrumentation
 * Provide technical oversight across the full project lifecycle, from concept through to delivery
 * Work closely with internal teams and customers to define requirements and develop effective solutions
 * Support bid activity, including technical proposals, planning and effort estimation
 * Oversee system integration, verification and validation across hardware, firmware and software elements
 * Ensure solutions meet customer specifications, compliance standards and commercial objectives
 * Coordinate work across software, electronics, mechanical and systems engineering teams
 * Diagnose and resolve technical issues at both subsystem and system level
 * Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including specifications, reports and test records
 * Identify and manage technical risks, providing updates to stakeholders
 * Represent the engineering team in customer meetings, trials and technical discussions
 * Support ongoing operations by providing technical expertise and engineering support, * Work on technically advanced systems supporting offshore and subsea operations
 * Be part of a collaborative, innovative engineering environment
 * Contribute to complex projects with real-world global impact
 * Opportunity for occasional UK and international travel, including


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