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# Systems Design Engineer

- **Company:** ALTEN
- **Location:** Peterborough, UK
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Jama (Software)
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=68ce8a5fb62a5870

## About the Role

* Proven experience in Systems Engineering within a complex engineering environment.
 * Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle, from concept development through to validation and release.
 * Background in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
 * Experience with requirements management, traceability, and verification & validation (V&V).
 * Ability to define and manage system architectures, interfaces, and technical specifications.
 * Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
 * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Required Qualifications:

 * A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

 * Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles.
 * Experience using requirements and systems engineering tools such as DOORS, Jama, Cameo, or similar platforms.
 * Familiarity with systems integration, functional decomposition, and product verification activities.
 * Experience working within highly regulated or safety-critical engineering environments.

## Description

We are seeking a talented Systems Engineer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team developing innovative and technically complex products. This role offers the opportunity to work across the entire product development lifecycle, helping to define, develop, integrate, and validate cutting-edge systems from initial concept through to production release., * Capture, analyse, and manage system requirements from customer, business, and technical stakeholders.

 * Develop and maintain system architectures, technical specifications, and interface definitions.
 * Coordinate activities across electrical, electronic, software, mechanical, and testing teams to ensure successful system integration.
 * Establish and manage requirements traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
 * Define verification and validation strategies to demonstrate compliance with product requirements.
 * Support design reviews, risk assessments, and technical decision-making activities.
 * Contribute to product development from concept and design through testing, validation, and final release.
 * Identify and resolve technical issues while ensuring product quality, reliability, and performance objectives are achieved.
 * Support continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methodologies, and best practices., 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.