Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

  • Northamptonshire (Hybrid - 3 days on-site)
  • £60,000-£65,000 + Bonus + Benefits
  • Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance

Join a specialist engineering and technology company delivering cutting-edge products to support UK defence and homeland security customers. With demand increasing and several exciting programmes in play, they're looking to add a Senior Systems Engineer to their growing team. You'll take ownership of the technical delivery across a range of secure, mission-critical systems.

What you'll be doing:
  • Leading the architecture, requirements capture, design and verification of bespoke, secure systems

  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to define systems for both new and existing defence programmes

  • Creating high-quality documentation and system-level design artefacts

  • Supporting the full product development lifecycle

  • Acting as a key technical voice in project delivery, helping to shape future system capability

What they're looking for:
  • A background in Systems Engineering, ideally with 5+ years' experience

  • Experience across the full development lifecycle

  • Ability to lead on architecture, integration and verification

  • Confident in producing structured documentation

  • A British citizen (or eligible) for SC clearance

Bonus points if you've worked with:
  • Secure communications, RF Systems, Datalinks or Verification tooling

  • MOD or defence customers

  • Other complex, safety or security critical systems

What's in it for you:
  • £60,000-£65,000 salary + bonus

  • 25 days holiday (with option to buy more)

  • Company pension & life cover

  • Hybrid working (3 days onsite)

  • 40-hour week

  • The chance to work on projects that genuinely impact national security

To be considered: Please either apply through this advert or email me directly at . For more info, call me on / .

Company
Searchability NS&D
Location
Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £65,000 per annum
Posted
Company
Searchability NS&D
Location
Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£60,000 - £65,000 per annum
Posted