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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Collins Aerospace
- **Location:** Plymouth, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, MATLAB, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, Subversion, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), Git, Information Technology, Software Version Control
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gbdf153ec4b2ec037da4099b199108b01d/eaa

## About the Role

Degree qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience * Excellent written and verbal communication skills to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-paced environment

 * Demonstrated experience as a Systems Engineer, covering the full development lifecycle.
 * Strong requirements analysis and management skills
 * Experience of architectural design and decomposition.
 * Experience of creating test plans, test cases and procedures and executing test programmes.
 * Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS (or Jama or similar)
 * Familiarity with version control systems (SVN, Git, Teamwork Cloud)

Skills & Experience We Value:

 * Experience with SysML tools such as EA (or Cameo) is preferred
 * Ability to read and interpret schematics
 * Data analysis
 * Experience of Control Systems Engineering
 * Experience of Digital Signal Processing
 * Experience with platforms that utilise inertial sensors and associated requirements
 * Experience using COTS test equipment in a lab environment (oscilloscopes, bus analysers, etc.)
 * Experience with hardware in the loop test
 * MATLAB

## Description

As a Systems Engineer, you'll play a key role in developing, integrating, and validating complex embedded systems. Working across hardware, software, and mechanical domains, you'll contribute to projects from concept through to delivery, helping ensure our systems perform flawlessly in the most demanding environments.
Your day-to- day will include:

 * Working with our customers and key stakeholders to understand and capture the system level use cases, concept of operations and requirements.
 * Development of the system architecture.
 * Interfacing with stakeholders across Systems, Software, Electrical, and Mechanical engineering and developing requirement specifications for each component of the system.
 * Supporting system integration for real-time embedded systems, including hardware/software interfaces
 * Ensuring requirement-to-requirement and requirements-to-test traceability throughout the design
 * Developing test cases and procedures against the requirements and executing tests
 * Applying logical and innovative problem-solving across software, hardware, and system levels
 * Providing inputs to project planning, estimations and progress reporting

What You Will Learn:
At Collins Aerospace, your career development is as important as our technical innovation. You'll benefit from:

 * Exposure to cutting-edge navigation and sensing technologies.
 * Mentorship and training from industry-leading experts.
 * Opportunities to work on mission-critical systems used globally.
 * A supportive environment that encourages continuous learning and career progression.


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