Senior Systems Engineer- Software Systems- Defence

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer with a strong focus on ** software systems** to join our dynamic team in the ** defence sector **. This role is pivotal in shaping complex systems that meet diverse customer needs, ensuring robust requirements management, and driving software development aligned with strategic product line goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Customer Engagement & Requirements Capture:

Collaborate with defence clients to understand, elicit, and refine their operational needs and translate them into clear, actionable system and software requirements.

• Requirements Derivation & Flowdown:

Develop and manage system, subsystem, and software requirements using industry-standard tools, ensuring traceability and alignment with customer expectations.

• Product Line Strategy Support:

Contribute to product line development by informing common architecture and reusable software components that serve multiple customer applications.

• Change Management:

Define and implement controlled processes for managing engineering changes, ensuring system integrity and compliance throughout the lifecycle.

• Software Item Ownership:

Act as the internal customer for specific software components, guiding their development and integration within the broader system architecture.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in **requirements management and derivation **, ideally within the ** defence industry **.
• Proficiency with systems engineering tools such as ** DOORS, DOORS NG, Rhapsody **, or similar.
• Strong understanding of functional design and the ability to flow requirements through system, subsystem, and equipment levels.
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex technical concepts into clear, customer-friendly language.
• Demonstrated ability in **engineering change control and configuration management **.
• Experience initiating and conducting trade studies and ** system development activities **.
• Background in developing **complex systems **, preferably in a defence or aerospace environment.
• Ability to communicate architectures and technical ideas effectively across all levels of stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with product lines and modular system architectures is highly desirable.

Competitive Rates Outside IR-35