Senior System Engineer

Job Description

Senior System Engineer | up to £80,000 | Farnborough - Hybrid

We are seeking a Senior System Engineer to join a high-profile government defence programme, working on systems vital to national security. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full engineering lifecycle in an agile environment, with a focus on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and secure systems delivery.

Key Responsibilities :

• Work with stakeholders, suppliers, and architects to define system-of-systems requirements.
• Use MBSE tools to model functional requirements and system behaviours.
• Lead technical derivation, compliance assessments, and requirements allocation.
• Produce detailed engineering artefacts including designs, failure modes analysis, security documentation, and service management designs.
• Support onboarding of services onto virtualised infrastructure.
• Conduct system-level cost / benefit and technical trade studies.
• Deliver milestone reviews and ensure engineering tasks align with programme scope.
• Define and model interfaces, user scenarios, and security requirements.
• Collaborate across agile teams to maintain design and architectural alignment.

Required Skills & Experience :