Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead the development of electrical power generation, distribution and propulsion systems for next‑generation aircraft. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team within Safran Electrical & Power to drive system concepts, architecture, and verification from concept to certification. You will coordinate requirements, risk mitigation, and customer interfaces to deliver safe, compliant, and high‑performance solutions. This is a chance to contribute to decarbonising flight and to grow within a global, innovation‑driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Early finish on Fridays
• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays (buy/sell option)
• Strong Pension scheme and life assurance
• Professional development and mentoring
• Onsite amenities (parking, restaurant, bicycle storage, showers)

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering work packages, ensuring delivery to schedule, budget, quality and standards
• Define and manage system requirements with customers and multidisciplinary teams
• Develop system architectures and perform performance analyses and trade studies
• Oversee subsystem development and ensure requirements flow‑down and implementation
• Lead verification, validation and compliance activities across the lifecycle
• Provide technical leadership and act as primary customer interface for system development and performance decisions

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Engineering (Electrical, Electronic, Aerospace, Systems or related) or equivalent experience
• Experience across full systems engineering lifecycle (design, integration, V&V) in electrical power generation, distribution or propulsion
• Experience with aircraft systems or complex safety‑critical products
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles across product lifecycle
• Ability to capture and translate needs into clear technical requirements and build stakeholder relationships
• Experience leading technical reviews, workshops and customer meetings in aerospace
• Knowledge of system architecture definition, decomposition, requirements management, integration, V&V planning and execution
• Experience using Windchill requirements management tools (advantageous)
• Familiarity with ARP4754 aerospace standards (desirable)
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills to influence multidisciplinary teams

• Analytical thinking
• Problem solving
• Communication and stakeholder influence
• Systems thinking
• MBSE
• Model Based Systems Engineering

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