Systems Engineer

Location: (Hybrid/On-site as required)

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC)

RC Fornax is looking for a Systems Engineer to join a team delivering advanced maritime, naval and underwater sensing capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and deliver systems engineering activities across the full engineering lifecycle for complex maritime, naval and sonar systems.
  
• Develop and maintain systems engineering strategies, plans, processes and artefacts in line with programme objectives and customer requirements.
  
• Lead and support system integration activities, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
  
• Define verification methods, test cases, acceptance criteria and compliance strategies to demonstrate system performance and requirement fulfilment.
  
• Capture, analyse and report engineering evidence from design, integration, verification, validation and qualification activities.
  
• Maintain robust requirements traceability throughout development, verification, validation and qualification phases.
  
• Support design reviews, customer acceptance events and engineering assurance activities.
  
• Identify, manage and communicate technical risks, issues and non-conformances.
  
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing systems engineering processes, tools and best practices.
  
• Work closely with systems, software, hardware and project teams to support successful programme delivery.
  

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience delivering systems engineering activities within defence, maritime, aerospace or other highly regulated and safety-critical industries.
  
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle, including requirements management, architecture, integration, verification, validation and acceptance.
  
• Experience supporting IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification) activities for complex systems.
  
• Experience developing and applying engineering plans, verification strategies, test procedures and evidence-based assurance approaches.
  
• Familiarity with engineering lifecycle and requirements management tools such as DOORS, JIRA or equivalent platforms.
  
• Ability to analyse technical data and present engineering evidence, risks, issues and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
  
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  

Desirable Experience

• Experience within sonar, underwater acoustic or naval systems programmes.
  
• Knowledge of defence systems integration and acceptance processes.
  
• Understanding of systems architecture modelling approaches.
  
• Experience supporting customer audits, design reviews and qualification activities.
  
• Familiarity with configuration management and change control processes.
  
• INCOSE knowledge or related systems engineering qualifications.