25 of 25 Contract Systems Engineer Jobs in the South East

Job Title: Systems Engineer Location: High Wycombe Hourly Rate: DOE - We are booking interviews next week! Please call or email for a slot Term: 12 Months IR35: Inside Key Skills: Systems Engineering, Requirements, JAMA, Design, Stakeholder Management, Verification & Validation, V&V, Documentation, DOORS We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Systems Engineer … our clients. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment where creativity and expertise thrive. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer with a strong focus on requirements engineering to join our team on a contract basis. The Role: So, what will you be doing as a Systems Engineer? Develop technical solutions to complex engineering problems, ensuring customer requirements are fully satisfied. Create and deliver Systems Engineering artefacts across the product development lifecycle. Provide technical direction across projects, driving optimal architecture, design, and implementation decisions. Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software teams to ensure modularity, re-use, and technical excellence. Lead and present More ❯

Systems Engineer Portsmouth – 6 month contract – Pay rate circa £41.10 p/h PAYE basic (£47.07 p/h including holiday pay) or £55 p/h Umbrella An opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer to join a leading defence client working on Military Satellite Communications (Milsatcom) at their site in Portsmouth. You … will be joining a team of Lead Systems Engineers and Architects. The Systems Engineer will provide the system architecture definition for the pending tender opportunities with the UK MOD (Skynet Enduring Capability) and other Milsatcom programmes - covering the space, control and ground segments. We see this as a great opportunity to be part of some diversified … and space-based networks. These are engaged roles within teams directly working the next wave of these technologies. Responsibilities: Requirements capture and definition from stakeholder needs through to sub-systems; ownership of traceability and verification. Verification Validation and Test (VV&T) support. Ground System level architectural design definition and trade-offs. Working with Engineering Leads and Partners to define More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a global media organisation to recruit a IT Systems Engineer on a contract basis - remote working - UK based An IT Systems Engineer is required to augment our internal IT function. This role focuses on optimising, automating, and documenting key IT systems across identity, device management, productivity platforms, and … IT operations. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams to streamline workflows, enhance security, and improve overall system efficiency. Role Device & Application Management (Workspace ONE) The IT Systems Engineer will administer and manage the Workspace ONE environment. Recommend and implement optimal configuration and usage strategies. Streamline device and application deployment and lifecycle management. Develop automation … Best Practices Document all work performed, including SOPs, architectural recommendations, and scripts. Ensure alignment with IT governance and security standards. Maintain structured, accessible internal knowledge base. Profile The IT Systems Engineer will have 5+ years in IT engineering or advanced helpdesk roles. Experience managing Workspace ONE or other MDM platforms. Proficiency in PowerShell scripting. Strong knowledge of More ❯

Systems Engineer Portsmouth - 6 month contract - Pay rate circa £41.10 p/h PAYE basic (£47.07 p/h including holiday pay) or £55 p/h Umbrella An opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer to join a leading defence client working on Military Satellite Communications (Milsatcom) at their site in Portsmouth click More ❯

Our client, a renowned company in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a 12-month contract position based in Rochester. The role requires expertise in BAE-Systems engineering and involves working fully onsite. The position is inside IR35 and requires BPSS + SC in-flight security clearance. Key Responsibilities: Providing … expert systems engineering support within the Defence & Security sector Leading project teams and managing system engineering tasks and deliverables Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project success Developing and implementing robust systems engineering processes and procedures Conducting system requirements analysis and producing detailed design specifications Overseeing system integration, verification, and validation activities Ensuring compliance with industry … standards and best practices Delivering technical reports and presentations to senior management and clients Job Requirements: Extensive experience as a systems engineer within the Defence & Security sector Proficiency in BAE-Systems engineering methodologies and practices Strong understanding of systems integration, verification, and validation processes Experience in conducting system requirements analysis and design Excellent leadership and More ❯

Control Systems Engineer - Special Purpose Machinery (Contract, Outside IR35) We are working with a specialist manufacturer of bespoke Special Purpose Machinery, supporting them in the appointment of a Control Systems Engineer for a long-term contract assignment based in Milton Keynes. About the Role: You will be responsible for developing PLC software and control … systems for custom-built automation and machine systems. This is a hands-on role focused on writing PLC code and supporting the wider development of control architecture for complex, high-performance machinery. Key Responsibilities: Write, test, and commission PLC code for bespoke machinery. Develop control software tailored to special purpose automated systems. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and design teams … For: Strong experience with Beckhoff PLCs , ideally using TwinCAT . Candidates with experience on any Beckhoff platforms will be considered. Background in special purpose machinery, automation, or similar control systems environments. Contract Details: Rate: £50 - £60 per hour LTD (Outside IR35). Location: On-site in Milton Keynes, Monday to Thursday. Remote: Fridays are remote working. Duration: Initial More ❯

Doors Systems Engineer - Security Cleared Burghfield - Reading (Onsite) OUTSIDE IR35 We are currently looking for a Doors Systems Engineer - SC to join a leading client of ours in the Defence/Nuclear sector. They are a leading infrastructure solutions provider driving innovation across transportation, energy, water, and defence sectors. Within this role you will More ❯

Please note for this role you must be able to pass Security Clearance. Carbon60 is currently looking for a RF/Systems Engineer to join our client based in Portsmouth for a minimum of 6 months. Our client specialises in the Space, Defence, and Aviation sectors. As the RF/Systems Engineer, you will … teams during the design, manufacturing, and in-service phases of the product life cycle Qualifications and Skills: - Degree or equivalent in a recognised engineering discipline, preferably with Chartered Engineer status - Proven expertise in RF, microwave, and millimetre-wave circuit design and analysis - Strong understanding of electromagnetic field … theory, RF circuit design, and measurement techniques - Ability to work collaboratively within a multifunctional team and across the product life cycle - Knowledge of military standards related to satellite communications systems (desirable) - Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. If you are interested in this position and would like to know more, please apply with an updated CV and More ❯

Please note for this role you must be able to pass Security Clearance. Carbon60 is currently looking for a RF/Systems Engineer to join our client based in Portsmouth for a minimum of 6 months. Our client specialises in the Space, Defence, and Aviation sectors. As the RF/Systems Engineer, you will … teams during the design, manufacturing, and in-service phases of the product life cycle Qualifications and Skills: - Degree or equivalent in a recognised engineering discipline, preferably with Chartered Engineer status - Proven expertise in RF, microwave, and millimetre-wave circuit design and analysis - Strong understanding of electromagnetic field … theory, RF circuit design, and measurement techniques - Ability to work collaboratively within a multifunctional team and across the product life cycle - Knowledge of military standards related to satellite communications systems (desirable) - Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. If you are interested in this position and would like to know more, please apply with an updated CV and More ❯

Principal Systems Engineer Location: Luton, 4 day a week on site Duration: 12 Months initial Rate: up to £75 ph PAYE + Holiday pay or £102.26 ph Umbrella Inside IR35 SC Clearance required. Leonardo has an opportunity for a Contract Engineer to join our team within the Combat Air line of business for a twelve … month Contract as part of the team working on our systems for Typhoon. This role will focus on supporting the development of systems for Typhoon Defensive Aids Systems. A role within the team will provide exposure to EW products and subject-matter experts with expertise within domain, product, and technology fields. Responsibilities • Engaging with stakeholders, defining requirements for … performance trade-offs and evaluation of proposed solutions Designing and integrating new functionality into an existing system Creation of Test Plans and Requirements for Verification and Validation of sub-systems Execution and analysis of test plans and results Creation of Integration Plans for unit integration into the full system Document management to support design review activities Key Skillset • Knowledge More ❯

RF Systems Engineer Portsmouth (3 days per week hybrid working) – 6 month contract – Pay rate £37.38 p/h PAYE basic (£42.81 p/h including holiday pay) or £50 p/h Umbrella We are looking to recruit an RF Engineer for our client in the space and satellite industry. You will be working … lifecycle and/or in the Multifunctional Team (MFT). Understand the organization, infrastructure, constraints and limitations of Program industrial planning, supported by Quality/supply chain. Understand global systems/products and their interdependencies during industrialization phase. Desirable Military standards relating to Satellite Communications Systems (e.g. MIL-STD-188-164C). Military satellite communications systems More ❯

RF Systems Engineer Portsmouth (3 days per week hybrid working) 6 month contract Pay rate £37.38 p/h PAYE basic (£42.81 p/h including holiday pay) or £50 p/h Umbrella We are looking to recruit an RF Engineer for our client in the space and satellite industry. You will be working … lifecycle and/or in the Multifunctional Team (MFT). Understand the organization, infrastructure, constraints and limitations of Program industrial planning, supported by Quality/supply chain. Understand global systems/products and their interdependencies during industrialization phase. Desirable Military standards relating to Satellite Communications Systems (e.g. MIL-STD-(Apply online only)C). Military satellite communications systems More ❯

POWER SYSTEMS STUDIES ENGINEER - CONTRACT SURREY Our Client is seeking a Power Systems Studies Engineer to support various onshore and offshore projects on an initial 12 month contract role that has an immediate start. EXPERIENCE: Candidates must have proven experience as a Power Systems Studies Engineer, ideally with both offshore and More ❯

POWER SYSTEMS STUDIES ENGINEER - CONTRACT SURREY Our Client is seeking a Power Systems Studies Engineer to support various onshore and offshore projects on an initial 12 month contract role that has an immediate start. EXPERIENCE: Candidates must have proven experience as a Power Systems Studies Engineer, ideally with both offshore and More ❯

RF Systems Engineer Portsmouth (3 days per week hybrid working) - 6 month contract - Pay rate £37.38 p/h PAYE basic (£42.81 p/h including holiday pay) or £50 p/h Umbrella We are looking to recruit an RF Engineer for our client in the space and satellite industry. You will be working More ❯

Our client, a leading player in the Defence and Security industry, is currently seeking a Systems Engineer for a contract role. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on exciting projects through advanced systems engineering practices. Key Responsibilities: Overseeing the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, system design, and product validation and … cohesive approach to design and implementation Producing clear and concise technical documentation Utilising DOORs for effective requirements management Identifying and resolving complex technical issues through disciplined problem-solving and systems-level thinking Applying system design languages such as UML and SysML for use case analysis and trade studies Producing accurate estimates for bid activities and contributing to project planning … Ensuring designs meet mechanical and environmental qualification standards Job Requirements: Experience in the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, system design, and product validation and verification Understanding and appreciation of all design disciplines, with expertise in at least one Proficiency in producing technical documentation with clarity and preciseness Experience with DOORs for requirements management Ability to manage complexity, uncertainty More ❯

Sonar Systems Engineer - Trials & Integration +6 months + +Remote working - occasional client site visits +SC cleared role + 650 - 725 per day Inside IR35 Key Skills: +Sonar Analysis techniques +Networking +Stakeholder management +AI capability +SC clearance We are seeking anSonar Systems Engineer. You will work closely with the Edge hardware, Human Factors, and wider Integration teams … ensuring robust test & evaluation of deployed AI solutions. Key Responsibilities: Lead trials planning, integration, and execution of AI-enabled systems on maritime/air platforms. Directly support trials in the UK and overseas, resolving integration issues in real time. Develop documentation (OT&E plans, Confluence records) for stakeholder approval. Contribute to Scaled Agile (SAFe) programme planning, joint roadmaps, and More ❯

Loudwater (3 days per week onsite) Duration: 12 month contract Rate: 67ph UMB (Inside IR35) Role details:- Our client, a leading defence and maritime company, are looking for a Systems Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. The engineering function provides expertise to all projects through the bid and full development lifecycle. It ensures that … both project and statutory requirements are met and works to improve the effectiveness of the systems design function within the company. It is responsible for the system architecture and integration of the solution. It is responsible for design for cost and design for manufacture. Key responsibilities Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering … processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied. Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome. Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected. Responsible for the design, development and delivery of Systems Engineering More ❯

A highly knowledgeable professional engineer with a depth and breadth of knowledge in Systems Engineering. Applies the principles of Systems Engineering to Radar system development across the entire engineering development lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system support and disposal. This role entail analysis of performance data collected from both modelled … and real world systems, and development of a system or sub-system design to meet functional and performance goals. It provides lead technical support for the evolution of existing products extending their functionality to meet new and evolving requirements, and for development of entirely new Radar products. Employs a depth and breadth of expertise relating to Systems Engineering … develops solutions and resolves engineering issues and problems for a range of products and engineering scenarios at the system or sub-system level, with interaction at the system of systems level. Typical duties include (but are not limited to): • Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex phased array Radar Systems that our customers More ❯

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a number of Electrical Systems Engineer/Architect subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract. This role will be a hybrid position 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote. Hourly Rate: £60 -£85 (Umbrella). Contract Duration: 12Months initially and then ongoing … opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including: Specifying/determining system electrical requirements interface definitions and characteristics between subsystems/equipment power architecture, including power budget and power profiles data communication and processingarchitecture … support design reviews Skillset/experience required: Technical experience required: electrical/electronics interface definitions knowledge of defence/industry standards, etc. degree level qualification in a related subject systems engineering writing reports Ideally this would be within a defence related background, however, experience within other engineering industries will also be considered. Experience within these other areas are also More ❯

My client is looking for a systems engineer with an aerospace/avionics background to work 3 days per week onsite in Letchworth. The role is working on an air data recorder project. Ideally you will have experience in DOORS, Requirements and V&V ideally on the hardware side of systems. If you have worked to DO More ❯

Software Engineer - Robotics Systems Job Experience Contract Details : £500-800 Per Day, 6-month contract, outside IR35, hybrid (2-3 days/week in London). Role Overview: Develop and integrate robotic software systems, focusing on production-level coding and sensor integration in an Agile environment within an exciting start-up. Required Experience - Jira, Python, Docker More ❯

Role Instrument & Controls Engineer Position Contract (estimated 12 months) Location Leatherhead A great opportunity for a highly experienced Instrument & Controls Engineer, is required to support a major LNG Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) project for a leading engineering services provider. This role involves contributing to the development and delivery of key instrumentation and control designs during … be based 5 days per week in Leatherhead and play an integral role in shaping project deliverables to client specifications. This role would suit a senior-level Instrument Engineer with extensive experience in gas processing or LNG projects, ideally with a background working on Saudi Aramco projects. It is ideal for individuals who thrive in high-pressure, early … P&IDs, Instrument Lists, Specifications, and Data Sheets Support the development of Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS) with working knowledge of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 Assist in designing control systems using DCS, PLC, and SCADA technologies Prepare budgetary requisitions and conduct technical bid evaluations Interface with electrical systems and ensure alignment with instrument interfaces and custody metering standards More ❯

Umbrella Duration: 6 Months Inside IR35 SC Clearance required. Within Team Tempest, Leonardo UK is developing a suite of Integrated Sensor And Non-Kinetic Effects (ISANKE) and Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) subsystems this effort is being coordinated by, and delivered to, the Future Combat Air Sector within Leonardo UK as a cross-Line of Business (XLoB) activity. The subsystems … the SDA, to support their authorization of the Product safety, in accordance with Company processes • Ensuring that safety activities conducted on the Programme, within the scope of the TDP Systems, follow the plan described in the safety management plan and that the analysis is complete and correct. • Identifying and analysing intrinsic hazards, including mitigation to reduce the residual safety … Subsystem System safety analysis and incorporating the outcomes in the integrated ISANKE and ICS analysis. • Review aircraft level safety analysis and ensure it aligns with ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety analysis • Documenting the integrated ISANKE and ICS TDP Systems safety assessment as described in the safety management plan. • Presenting a summary of the integrated ISANKE and ICS More ❯

Systems Engineers X2 – CONTRACTS 12 MONTHS – ROCHESTER Kent Rates: Pay £50.00 PAYE PH + £7.27 Hols PH = TOTAL £57.27 PAYE PH OR £67.47 UMBRELLA PH Senior Systems Engineers with proven experience developing multi-discipline and/or safety involved/critical systems. Core Duties Working in a team environment to develop systems that meet the complex and … demanding requirements of our customers. These systems provide high-integrity solutions for our military and commercial products. You may be doing one or more of the following: Understanding customer needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements Developing system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Engineering approach Integration, analysis and/or test of real … time systems containing multiple technical disciplines, such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers Verifying that our products satisfy customer needs Key Skillset Essential Ability to learn quickly, collaborate and work autonomously Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control More ❯