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# Senior System Engineer

- **Company:** Alexander Associates
- **Location:** Oxford, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Systems Architecture
- **Published:** May 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobsthamesvalley.co.uk/jobs/senior-system-engineer-oxford-oxfordshire/2774743953-2/

## About the Role

* Experience working within Systems Engineering environments
 * Background within space, aerospace, defence, or highly regulated engineering sectors
 * Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle
 * Experience with requirements management tools
 * Ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams
 * Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable

 * Spacecraft or satellite experience
 * Ground systems, RF, avionics, or mission systems exposure
 * Experience working within fast-paced engineering programmes

## Description

We're supporting an exciting and fast-growing space technology business that is looking to bring in a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development of next-generation spacecraft and satellite systems.

This is a great opportunity to join a highly collaborative engineering team working across the full system lifecycle on genuinely cutting-edge missions within the space sector.

The Role

You'll play a key role in defining, managing, and delivering complex systems engineering activities across spacecraft programmes, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across software, hardware, avionics, RF, and mission operations.

Responsibilities will include:

 * Requirements capture and management
 * System architecture and design activities
 * Verification & validation planning
 * Technical trade-off studies
 * Supporting integration and testing activities
 * Stakeholder and customer interaction
 * Supporting full lifecycle delivery of spacecraft systems


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