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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Amentum
- **Location:** Cardiff, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D1584ED68DA94C9F960DCC1888AE268D/job/

## About the Role

* Degree qualified in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Good communication skills, able to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams.
 * Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams on complex programmes., * Proven experience as a Systems Engineer within Defence or complex system environments with a strong understanding of systems engineering principles (i.e., MBSE) and lifecycle models (e.g. V-model, Agile, hybrid approaches).
 * Experience working across the systems engineering lifecycle, with a focus on requirements, architecture, and design phases.
 * Experience in requirements engineering, including elicitation, analysis, and management.
 * Ability to develop system architecture artefacts and design documentation, with an understanding of system integration concepts, interfaces, and dependencies.
 * Experience supporting integration and V&V activities, with an understanding of how designs translate into testable systems.

Standards & Frameworks:

 * Familiarity with systems engineering standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288).
 * Awareness of MOD frameworks and governance environments.
 * Understanding of requirements management and modelling tools (e.g. DOORS, SparxEA.

## Description

We are looking for a Systems Engineer with experience of Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) in a Defence or complex engineering environment to support the development of IT and communication systems across the full engineering lifecycle. You will play a key role in shaping complex Defence systems from concept through to design and delivery, ensuring robust, coherent solutions that underpin mission-critical capabilities., * Elicit, analyse, and manage stakeholder and system requirements, ensuring traceability across the lifecycle.

 * Develop system architectures and design artefacts, including functional, logical, and physical views.
 * Support decomposition of requirements from system to subsystem and component levels.
 * Contribute to the development of interface definitions and integration considerations across systems.
 * Collaborate with architects, developers, and integration teams to ensure coherent and feasible system designs.
 * Support verification and validation planning, ensuring requirements are testable and aligned to acceptance criteria.
 * Contribute to systems engineering documentation and governance artefacts in line with MOD and industry standards.


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