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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Lockheed Martin UK
- **Location:** Ampthill, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering, Linux, Systems Integration, Modeling and Simulation
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gb7c0483fdcdd470e760f89464af09c74e

## About the Role

* Experience of numerical modelling / computational methods.
 * Basic understanding of statistical methods.
 * Educated to degree level either through education or career experiential learning with exposure to aeronautical/aerospace engineering.
 * Good computer skills including Windows and Linux operating systems.
 * Clear and concise report writing skills.
 * Good presentation skills.
 * Good team working skills are essential since the role involves working in teams that will be multi-disciplinary.
 * Self-drive will be required in order to deliver programme activities and milestones, and the role will on occasions be customer facing.
 * Strong communication skills required to liaise with Senior Stakeholders both within the company and customers.
 * Experience in working in a classified setting preferred.
 * Willingness to pursue DV Clearance preferred.

## Description

Systems Engineering
Business Environment
Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return we offer an exciting and challenging career path and excellent work/life balance with a 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible working arrangements., We are urgently seeking to recruit a Systems Engineer, to be based on site at our Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices, in a permanent capacity. The role suits a modelling and simulation engineer wishing to specialise in the high-speed aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic, modelling of systems.
Integrating into numerous wider multi-disciplinary engineering teams in this business area, the applicant will be performing key analyses to support the shared endeavours of each team. The successful applicant will have a rewarding engineering career in a highly stimulating defence world.
The Systems Engineer will be responsible to the Programme Chief Engineers. Specific role scope will be subject to assigned programme but will include a range of modelling and systems engineering activities such as:

 - General external flow aerodynamics modelling.
 - Trajectory modelling.
 - Aerothermodynamics modelling.
 - Thermal response modelling.
 - Model optimisation / calibration.
 - Ground Trials Analysis.


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