Senior System Engineer

Base Pay Range

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About the Company

Our client is a specialist engineering and technology business at the forefront of secure communication technology. Their cutting‑edge products support UK defence and homeland security customers across three key capabilities. With continued demand and innovation across their product range, they are hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to lead technical delivery on new and existing mission‑critical systems.

About the Role

You will be a key contributor to the architecture, requirements capture, design, verification, and documentation of bespoke and secure systems. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help define solutions for both new product development and existing defence programmes. This is a hands‑on role that also requires strategic involvement across system architecture, verification, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• BSc / MSc in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Must be a British citizen or eligible for UK SC clearance.

Required Skills

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar systems engineering role.
• Strong experience across the full product development lifecycle.
• Ability to lead and deliver on system architecture, requirements, integration & verification.
• Confident in producing high‑quality documentation and system‑level design artefacts.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Systems Engineering, System Architecture, RF Systems, Datalinks, Verification, Requirements Capture, Secure Communications.
• SC Cleared

Pay range and compensation package

Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday (+ ability to purchase more)
• Pension
• Life cover
• Hybrid working: 3 days onsite / 2 remote
• Opportunities to work on high‑impact, nationally significant projects

To be considered: Please either apply through this advert or email me directly at kelly.harvey@searchability.com. For more info, call me on 0203 854 0120 / 07889 589 648.

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Engineering Services and Technology, Information and Media

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