Systems Engineer

As a Systems Engineer you will join our Peterborough team to support our activities within the off-highway, heavy machinery, and advanced engineering sector., * Lead systems engineering activities throughout the entire product development lifecycle

• Define, manage, and maintain system requirements from concept through to product delivery
• Develop verification and validation (V&V) strategies, plans, and test methodologies
• Support system architecture development and requirements decomposition
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, test, and programme teams to ensure successful product integration
• Manage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, and system-level trade-off decisions
• Support design reviews, validation activities, and engineering sign-off processes
• Drive problem resolution activities and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future developments
• Ensure products meet customer, business, safety, and regulatory requirements, We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

• Strong systems engineering experience within a product development environment
• Experience working across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept to delivery
• Proven experience in verification and validation (V&V) engineering
• Ability to manage and trace requirements throughout development programmes
• Experience operating within complex multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience conducting technical reviews and supporting engineering governance activities
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, * A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in systems engineering, product development, or V&V engineering
• Experience within heavy machinery, off-highway vehicles, transportation, aerospace, defence, or similarly complex engineering industries

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Jama, or similar
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Understanding of system integration and product certification activities
• Experience working on safety-critical or highly regulated engineering products
• Familiarity with engine, powertrain, hydraulics, or vehicle system development

Pulled from the full job description

• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Tech scheme, We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world-today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!