System Engineer

Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day.

Apollo is an innovative manufacturing company that is looking for individuals with a passion for personal and professional development. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with talented individuals, and make a real impact on our business.

As a Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design and development of high-volume, cost-effective, and reliable fire detection products. This position focuses on the analysis and decomposition of stakeholder requirements into a well-defined set of product requirements, and to architect robust, scalable fire system solutions. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure system integrity, traceability, and alignment with customer and regulatory expectations throughout the product lifecycle.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the decomposition of identified VoC needs into clear stakeholder requirements.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress and technical issues.
• Create and maintain detailed product design documentation, including specifications, diagrams, and interface definitions.
• Ensure traceability from requirements through design and verification
• Integrate system engineering practices with digital engineering Product Life-cycle Management tools (Enterprise Architect and Jama).
• Collaborate with other departments (e.g., product/project management, features/product engineering) to ensure alignment on technical requirements
• Support technical reviews, audits, and customer engagements.
• Drive continuous improvement in systems engineering processes and toolchains.

Essential Qualifications/skills required:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Fire Industry experience.
• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycles.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant product design.
• Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.
• Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and fire product trends.
• Experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in Fire Industry Products

Desirable:

• Experience of JIRA, JAMA, Enterprise Architect Tools
• IET or INCOSE recognition

If you are motivated by challenge and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. Join Team Apollo where everyone has the opportunity to make a difference.

We are happy to talk flexible working

Just so you know, we review CV’s as we receive them, and interview as soon as we have applications that look like a good match. So, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this role.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments for the interview, please do not hesitate to reach out to the hiring manager when asked to schedule an interview. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all candidates and celebrate individuals being their authentic selves within a working environment.

Benefits Package *Role dependent

We are pleased to offer a comprehensive benefits package alongside a competitive salary, including:

• Flexi- start and finish times (1pm finish on a Friday available) *
• Optional 9-day fortnight*
• 50/50 office and home working*
• Buying/selling holiday
• 14 weeks of paid parental leave (new parents) and phased return to work for those parents that take extended leave i.e. maternity, adoption leave
• Training and professional development
• Employee Bonus Scheme*
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 10.5% (subject to conditions)
• Non-contributory Share Scheme (Halma shares have shown sustained performance growth) *
• BUPA for eligible employees*
• Health cash plan - contribution towards health care costs
• EAP Workplace options
• Life insurance - 3 times salary and up to 6 times if you have dependent
• Long service awards and additional holiday
• 24/7 support Healthline
• Participation/sponsorship for volunteering & charitable events
• Benefits for engineers as an IET Enterprise Partner
• Free electric car charging
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen

We do not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Apollo and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee. Any CVs that are not submitted through the Workday portal will not be considered.

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