Senior Systems Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 3, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Saab scores A on the Alion truth index.
Introduction:
Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.
What you will be part of:
Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.
Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.
Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.
The Role:
This role is part of our Saab Seaeye business unit in Fareham.
As part of the Systems Engineering team, you will be a technical lead on complex development projects for undersea robotics solutions. The projects will vary from customer-customisation of existing products through to blue-sky R&D of underwater robotics platforms, tooling and equipment. Using your engineering skills and systems engineering knowledge to bridge mechanical, electrical, electronic and software domains to deliver complex products on-time and on-budget.
This role requires a broad spread of engineering knowledge coupled with excellent communication skills, leadership and an eye for the bigger picture whilst supporting the engineering team on the detail.
Owns the technical solutions and system design, Responsible for turning requirements into practical, integrated, deliverable systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead development of the systems/sub-system architecture and technical solution
- Translate customer needs into engineering systematic solutions via the use of Requirements Capture, Use-Cases and Systems architecture design.
- Define system functionality, performance interfaces and behaviours
- Make technical decisions and manage design compromises
- Maintain the systems architecture design through complex multi-disciplinary product development teams.
- Provide cradle-to-grave systems support throughout the entire project lifecycle: from definition and design through to testing and delivery.
- To proactively manage change throughout the development lifecycle
- To provide technical representation externally to both customers and sub-contractors
- Design and development of robust system architectures which encompass electrical, mechanical and software interfaces and interactions.
- Modelling and simulation as needed to define the scope of an R&D product.
Qualifications and skills:
Essential:
- Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Engineering
- Extensive experience in system related role
- Knowledge of system engineering principles and requirements capture
- UML/SysML design methodologies
- Experience of black-box system design and interface control methodologies and toolchains
- Experience of requirements management including validation & verification processes
- Excellent communication, both written and verbal
- Good attention to detail
Desirable:
- Experience leading and directing multiple engineers in a technical work package
- Experience leading complex, concurrent systems engineering projects
- Proven track record in planning and managing work packages
Saab UK Company Benefits:
- 30 days annual leave
- Workplace pension scheme with 8% company contribution
- Private medical insurance
- Group income protection scheme
- Death in service insurance
- Up to 5% share matching scheme
- Company enhanced Maternity/Adoption & Paternity leave.
- + Much more
By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.