Systems Engineer

Overview

As a System Engineer in London, you will shape end-to-end system behavior for a major spacecraft mission. You will define and coordinate requirements across subsystems, ensuring reliable interfaces between electrical, mechanical, RF, software, and payload domains. You’ll drive system-level verification, validation, and trade studies to meet mission objectives. This role sits at the intersection of multidisciplinary teams, enabling robust, mission-critical space hardware. You’ll contribute to a high-impact project in a dynamic space environment, with opportunities for growth and hands-on delivery.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere & team events
• Flexible working (role dependent)

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level requirements definition, flow-down, and traceability across all spacecraft subsystems
• Develop and maintain the system architecture with coherent interfaces between domains
• Produce and manage ICDs, system specifications, and verification plans
• Coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary teams to align with mission objectives
• Support trade-off analyses, design reviews, and system-level decision-making
• Lead system-level verification and validation including testing, performance assessment, and compliance checks
• Analyze subsystem interactions, identify risks, and drive mitigation strategies for reliability

Key requirements

• Mandatory space industry experience in spacecraft, satellite systems, or mission-critical space hardware
• Strong understanding of system engineering processes for complex aerospace platforms
• Experience defining and managing system-level requirements and interfaces
• Ability to interpret subsystem documentation (electrical, mechanical, RF, software, payload)
• Experience with system-level verification and validation activities
• Skilled in producing system documentation such as ICDs, specifications, and verification matrices
• Strong analytical skills for trade studies, risk analysis, and problem solving
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Analytical thinking
• Effective communication
• MBSE tools or methodologies
• ECSS or similar space-industry standards
• Spacecraft AIT workflows and system-level testing

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