Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Rochester
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please discuss options during the recruitment process.
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (dependent on experience)
Key Responsibilities:
Understanding complex customer needs and collaborating to develop, validate, and manage requirements at multiple levels
Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach
Integrating, analysing, and testing real-time systems that incorporate multiple technical disciplines such as electronics, mechanics, optics, and software
Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes
Providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to other engineers
Ensuring customer requirements are met through rigorous verification processes
Driving new and improved systems development through implementation, applying best practice systems lifecycle processes, including techniques such as Learn First and Agile
Required Skills & Experience:
Essential:
Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, real-time displays, or other safety-critical systems, incorporating multiple technical disciplines (e.g., electronics, mechanics, optics, software)
Experience in requirements management, design analysis, modelling, and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB, and/or Simulink, with familiarity in methodologies like SysML
A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant scientific or engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics)Desirable:
Experience in integration, testing, and verification of real-time and/or safety-critical systems, with an understanding of safety assessment processes and their impact on design
Customer and/or supplier liaison experience in technical aspects, ensuring customer requirements are satisfied
Awareness of information assurance, cyber security, and environmental impact considerations related to real-time embedded engineering products
Benefits:
Competitive pension scheme
Enhanced annual leave allowance
Company-contributed share incentive plan
Flexible working options
Employee assistance programme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Employee discounts
Potential eligibility for an annual incentive
About the Team:
The Systems Engineering team is involved in the development and supply of products across a diverse range of commercial and military platforms, including display systems, pilot control systems, and flight control systems. Team members are encouraged to gain a broad knowledge base across multiple domains, with opportunities to specialise in specific product areas or systems engineering disciplines