Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Overview

In this role you will apply systems engineering to translate customer needs into effective solutions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support business development, proposals and verified outcomes. You will work within SEIT to deliver customer-focused, safe and high-quality engineering solutions across Fixed Wing, Vertical Lift and Digital domains. The role offers breadth across programmes and opportunities to grow technical capability while contributing to continuous improvement and engineering excellence. You will engage with customers and suppliers to shape architecture and verification activities, delivering impact at system level.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
• Continuous learning and development
• Inclusive culture and wellbeing
• Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options
• Pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution
• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage stakeholder, system and subsystem requirements with traceability across the lifecycle
• Contribute to system architectures and engineering solutions using MBSE, trade studies and technical analysis
• Plan and execute Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance activities
• Develop and maintain technical baselines with configuration management and change control
• Produce and maintain systems engineering artefacts, documentation and lifecycle evidence
• Support technical management activities including reporting, metrics, risk/issue/opportunity management
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers and multidisciplinary teams to meet programme objectives
• Apply SE processes, standards and best practices to ensure quality and compliance
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering methods, tools and ways of working
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, integrity and technical excellence

Key requirements

• Experience applying systems engineering across the delivery lifecycle from requirements through verification and acceptance
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams delivering complex systems
• Ability to capture, analyse, decompose and maintain requirements traceability
• Knowledge of systems architecture, interface management, integration and V&V activities
• Experience using requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS, DOORS Next or equivalent
• Understanding of configuration management, technical governance and change control in a regulated environment
• Ability to identify and manage technical risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with ability to convey technical information clearly
• Ability to collaborate with dispersed teams
• Proactive, adaptable and self-motivated with ability to manage competing priorities
• Commitment to continuous improvement and engineering best practice
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and standard engineering toolsets
• Security clearance: ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check

• Strong communication
• Stakeholder engagement
• Collaborative mindset
• MBSE
• Requirements management tools (IBM DOORS/DOORS Next)
• Systems architecture and interface management

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