Staff System Engineer

As Staff Systems Engineer, you’ll be the primary technical interface between our client and their UK MOD customers. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role (with dotted-line project team leadership) rather than a formal people-management position; you’ll be expected to operate with significant autonomy, own technical decision-making for your projects, and act as a trusted technical voice both internally and externally., * Develop and maintain high-level system architectures, requirements, and MBSE models

• Lead design trade studies and performance modelling for complex electronic systems
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for customers - building trust and credibility through deep technical competence and clear communication
• Partner with Business Development colleagues in early-stage customer conversations, helping shape and win new opportunities before contracts are even signed
• Lead cross-functional technical teams from concept through to delivery
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain partners to ensure smooth transition from design to production

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• 5+ years of Systems Engineering experience, with a genuine track record in electronic product development (analogue, digital, or software)
• Proficiency in MBSE methodologies and tools (e.g. SysML)
• Comfortable working at a hands-on, sub-system/component level (e.g. electronics cabinets, PCB-level assemblies) as well as system architecture level
• UK nationality, or eligibility for UK national security vetting/clearance, * Direct experience with UK MOD customers or programmes
• Experience in electronic warfare, communications, or sensor systems
• Any experience supporting bids, proposals, or early-stage customer/business development conversations
• Based in or willing to relocate to Central Scotland, this role suits someone who is as comfortable in a customer meeting as they are in a design review - someone who can translate technical depth into commercial trust.

• Genuine autonomy and influence in shaping a growing business area from an early stage
• Direct customer exposure - you won’t be buried three layers removed from the people who use what you build
• Competitive salary and benefits, with flexibility on package for the right candidate