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Working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will be responsible for systems engineering activities across the full product lifecycle, ensuring products meet customer, performance, quality, and regulatory requirements.\nLocation: London\nOn Site: Full-time on site\nClearance: Clearable\n Experience Level: Mid-Senior (5-10 years of experience)\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead systems engineering activities throughout the entire product development lifecycle\nDefine, manage, and maintain system requirements from concept through to product delivery\nDevelop verification and validation (V&V) strategies, plans, and test methodologies\nSupport system architecture development and requirements decomposition\nCollaborate with design, manufacturing, test, and programme teams to ensure successful product integration\nManage technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, and system-level trade-off decisions\nSupport design reviews, validation activities, and engineering sign-off processes\nDrive problem resolution activities and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future developments\nEnsure products meet customer, business, safety, and regulatory requirements\n Required Skills:\nStrong systems engineering experience within a product development environment\nExperience working across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept to delivery\nProven experience in verification and validation (V&V) engineering\nAbility to manage and trace requirements throughout development programmes\nExperience operating within complex multidisciplinary engineering teams\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills\nExperience conducting technical reviews and supporting engineering governance activities\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving abilities\nRequired Qualifications:\nA Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.\nMinimum of 5 years' experience in systems engineering, product development, or V&V engineering\nExperience within heavy machinery, off-highway vehicles, transportation, aerospace, defence, or similarly complex engineering industries\nDesirable Skills:\nExperience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Jama, or similar\nKnowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)\nUnderstanding of system integration and product certification activities\nExperience working on safety-critical or highly regulated engineering products\nFamiliarity with engine, powertrain, hydraulics, or vehicle system development\n Why join us?\nWe bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.\nAt ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.\nJoin a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.\nIn short you get:\nA personalised career path and a rewarding management style \nA huge diversity of engineering projects and industries\nPrivate Medical Insurance\nCycle & Tech Scheme \nEmployee assistance programme\nLife insurance & Pension Scheme\nSocial atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings\nFlexible way of working (role dependent)\nWe are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. 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