Systems Engineer

Our client, an international specialist in test and quality solutions, is seeking a Systems Engineer for a permanent role within the aerospace and defence sector. The position involves translating complex customer requirements into practical, deliverable test systems across hardware, software, mechanical and production disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements capture with customers and stakeholders through workshops, needs analysis, concepts of operation and use cases
• Translate customer needs into clear, structured and verifiable system and subsystem requirements, maintaining full traceability
• Identify gaps, conflicts and ambiguity in requirements and drive effective resolution
• Define system concepts, functional and physical architectures, and internal and external interfaces
• Support trade-off studies and technology selection while balancing performance, safety, reliability, maintainability, obsolescence, cost and schedule
• Maintain technical coherence across multidisciplinary teams as detailed design develops
• Support technical governance, including design reviews, maturity evidence, technical decisions, deviations and change control
• Define verification and validation strategies, acceptance criteria and required evidence, while supporting test planning, integration, commissioning and issue resolution

Customer and Project Engagement:

This customer-facing role requires regular communication with project leadership, engineering teams, customers and delivery partners. The Systems Engineer will provide clear technical updates, coordinate actions across disciplines and identify delivery risks at an early stage. Practical involvement in laboratory integration, test readiness, acceptance testing and commissioning will also be expected.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in systems engineering or a similar technical integration role involving complex engineered products or systems
• Strong systems design, requirements capture and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead workshops, clarify ambiguity and develop practical, delivery-focused solutions
• Understanding of system architectures, interfaces, verification methods and validation strategies
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to engage customers, non-specialists and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Practical and proactive approach, with a willingness to support laboratory integration, acceptance testing and commissioning
• Ability to take ownership of technical actions from initiation through to completion and coordinate multiple engineering inputs
• Right to work in the UK and willingness to undertake occasional UK and international travel, including overnight stays

Desirable Experience:

• Experience working in regulated sectors such as aerospace, defence, space, rail or energy
• Knowledge of test systems, automated test equipment or instrumentation-led solutions
• Familiarity with requirements traceability, configuration management and change control
• Understanding of verification methods including analysis, inspection, demonstration and test
• Experience working with distributed or international engineering teams and delivery partners

Location and Working Arrangements:

The role offers flexibility regarding UK location, although regular on-site working is required at the Bournemouth facility and/or customer and partner sites. Occasional UK and international travel will form part of the position, and this is not a permanently remote role.

If you are a proactive Systems Engineer with strong systems design and systems engineering experience, and are looking to contribute to complex aerospace and defence test solutions, apply now.