Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

In this Senior Training Systems Engineer role, you’ll help shape the UK’s defence training by delivering complex, bespoke training systems for the Army. You’ll work in a cross-functional, multi-partner environment to define requirements, design architectures, and integrate solutions that enable effective collective training. The role emphasizes interoperability, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement within a mission-driven organisation. This is a chance to contribute to national defence capabilities and work on cutting-edge training environments.

Pay / Benefits

• strong benefits package
• ongoing development opportunities
• clear pathways to progression
• inclusive, high-performing team
• cross-organisation collaboration
• opportunity to impact national defence

Responsibilities

• Define work packages and technical requirements across multiple services to meet specs
• Write requirements and design documents; maintain records and lead audits
• Act as technical liaison with supply chain partners to ensure clear specs and integration
• Contribute to execution of key work packages and lead systems engineering activities
• Review and deliver advanced training environments and concepts with the OMNIA team
• Support maintenance, installation, and problem resolution; improve system operation
• Promote EHS compliance and continuous improvement across the programme
• Perform other duties to meet programme needs

Key requirements

• Systems Engineering experience in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Knowledge of ISO 15288 and Systems Engineering V-model lifecycles
• Experience writing system requirements and ICDs; strong documentation
• Proficiency with Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Engineering degree or equivalent professional experience
• Ability to translate requirements into practical architectures and implementation plans
• Experience with structured delivery environments (Agile or SAFe)
• Experience with cloud hosting (AWS or Azure)
• UK Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility

• mission focus
• stakeholder engagement
• team collaboration
• System engineering processes and standards
• Requirements engineering and ICD development
• System architecture design and integration planning

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