# Mission Planning Systems Engineer (Software and Algorithms)

Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence and Security sector, is seeking a Mission Planning Systems Engineer with a focus on software and algorithms. This permanent opportunity involves supporting the development of future anti-ship and deep-strike capabilities across air, maritime and land-based platforms, working closely with systems architecture, software and algorithm teams. The role offers hybrid working, with three days per week on site due to the classified nature of the work. Key Responsibilities: Support the delivery of maritime and land-based anti-ship and deep-strike mission planning products Generate software and algorithm requirements as part of wider systems engineering activities Collaborate with software and algorithm teams to ensure designs meet overall mission planning system needs Refine system designs, requirements and architectures within a Model Based Systems Engineering environment Assess opportunities to reuse development across multiple product variants Work with wider mission planning teams and international partners to align engineering development with operational requirements Support the link between mission planning system design and product d

- **Id**: 3767778
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matchtech-mission-planning-systems-engineer-software-and-algorithms>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bristol, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T20:37:43Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T01:22:14Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3088
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: C4ISR

## Company

- **Id**: 2073484
- **Name**: Matchtech
- **Domain**: matchtech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 30
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 57
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 45000
- **Max**: 45000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 60583

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T20:37:43Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 54
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.542
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 57
- **Reasons**: conf:4, agency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 60583
- **Is top pay**: no

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