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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** ALTEN
- **Location:** Peterborough, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), DOORS (Software), Polarion
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5f60234625f0e9db

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

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.


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