Senior System Engineer

Systems Engineer (Requirements & Integration) – Defence / EW

Luton (4 days on-site)

£605/day (Inside IR35)

12-month contract

SC clearance is essential

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We’re looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to support the development of complex defence systems, with a focus on requirements definition, system design, and interface management across a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

This role sits within a high performing team working on Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, offering exposure to cutting edge defence technology and collaboration with leading subject matter experts across domain, product, and engineering disciplines.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and refine system-level requirements from stakeholder needs
• Support system architecture and interface definition activities
• Contribute to design integration across multiple engineering domains
• Work across the full engineering lifecycle, including: Integration, Verification & Validation and Qualification support
• Collaborate closely within an Agile engineering environment
• Use model-based engineering approaches to support system understanding and design decisions

Key skills

• Security cleared (SC)
• Strong background in Systems Engineering within Defence, Aerospace, or similar complex environments
• Experience working across the full engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge of requirements engineering and system modelling approaches
• MATLAB (modelling / analysis)
• Cameo Systems Modeler (or xwzovoh similar MBSE tools)
• Understanding of interface management and system integration
• Exposure to Agile development environments
• Defence / Electronic Warfare (EW) domain experience
• Experience supporting V&V or system qualification activities

Additional information

• This role requires 4–5 days per week on-site in Luton
• Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for UK security clearance (or hold current clearance, if applicable)