Systems Engineer

Company: Platform Recruitment
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Location: Oxford
Job Description:

Systems Engineer – Oxford – £75K

A leading global space technology company is looking for a Systems Engineer to join its team in Oxford, working on the design, integration and testing of advanced sensor and communication payloads for satellite systems.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to work on complex, cutting-edge space technology from initial requirements and architecture through to integration, testing and delivery of flight equipment.

The role will involve:

  • Capturing and managing engineering requirements
  • Developing system architectures and concepts of operation
  • Managing system budgets including power, mass and link budgets
  • Working with customers, subcontractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Planning and overseeing integration and test campaigns
  • Analysing performance and test data, troubleshooting issues and producing reports
  • Supporting reliability, FDIR and FMECA activities

They’re looking for:

  • 5+ years’ experience designing, manufacturing and testing complex systems
  • Experience working with systems designed for space environments
  • Experience with formal configuration control and qualification/acceptance testing
  • Strong systems engineering and problem-solving skills

Experience with optics, optical sensors, opto-mechanical assemblies or Zemax OpticStudio would be particularly beneficial. Knowledge of RF/wireless communications, ECSS standards and hands-on manufacturing, assembly and test experience would also be advantageous.

Location: Oxford

Salary: £70-75K

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Posted: October 9th, 2026