Senior Systems Engineer

Contract Systems Engineer – Future Combat Air – 12 Month Contract – Luton (On-site)

We have an excellent opportunity for a Contract Systems Engineer to join a leading defence and aerospace organisation within their Future Combat Air line of business, on an initial 12‑month contract.

You will be part of a specialist team developing advanced systems for key aerospace customers, working on cutting-edge Electronic Warfare (EW) products and collaborating with subject matter experts across multiple domains.

Role Overview:

• Support the development and refinement of system requirements
• Contribute to system design and interface definition
• Assist engineering domains with design and integration activities
• Potential to follow the full engineering lifecycle from requirements definition through integration, qualification, verification and validation

Desirable Experience & Skills:

• Systems modelling and analysis using Matlab and Cameo
• Experience working in an agile engineering environment
• Exposure to the full engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, test, V&V)

Location & Working Pattern:

• Based on-site in Luton
• 80–100% on-site requirement (4 to 5 days per week) due to the nature of the work

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile future combat air programmes, developing complex systems in a highly collaborative, expert engineering environment.

If you’re an experienced Systems Engineer with relevant modelling and lifecycle experience and you’re available for a long-term contract in Luton, please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.