We are urgently seeking to recruit a number of Systems Engineers to be based predominantly on-site at our Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices.
These roles are to supplement the Engineering Team across various Business Areas of the company, including Special Projects and Platform Systems. Roles driven by Uncrewed Turret activity, which is calling on SME support, requiring backfill into BAs.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience required in Systems Engineering, Designing and Integrating Complex Systems with a significant Software component.
- Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large scale systems development programme, ideally in the Command & Control domain.
- Experienced of modelling and simulation (Matlab/Simulink).
- Experience in the Verification and Validation lifecycle.
- Development of Verification & Acceptance (V&A) statements.
- Knowledge of Comms & RF Network Architectures.
- Change proposal assessment and embodiment.
- Working understanding of relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD and industry best practice.
- Understand nuances of system limitations and behaviours at system level.
Skills Required
- Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle for a large-scale systems development program
- Experience in the Command and Control domain
- Experience with modeling and simulation using MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience in the verification and validation lifecycle
- Experience developing Verification and Acceptance statements
- Knowledge of communications and RF network architectures
- Experience assessing and implementing change proposals
- Working understanding of relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD, and industry best practices
- Understanding of system limitations and behaviors at the system level
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements often include compressed schedules and telework, contributing to a favorable work‑life balance. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a key reason many view the overall package positively.
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