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Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading engineering consultancy delivering complex projects across the defence and nuclear sectors to recruit a Senior Systems Engineer to join an exciting client project in Derby.
The Senior Systems Engineer role comes with a competitive salary, hybrid working and the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most challenging and high-profile defence programmes.
If you’re a Senior Systems Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that values integrity, innovation, and technical excellence, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Systems Engineer role
Reporting To The Engineering Manager You Will
- Produce and manage system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
- Define and develop system architectures for complex engineering programmes.
- Manage technical interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Develop system functional models and interface models.
- Apply systems engineering principles to mechanical, electrical, and process systems.
- Support the delivery of engineering solutions within highly regulated environments.
- Manage and maintain requirements databases using industry-standard tools.
- Utilise Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies to support project delivery.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, project management, and client teams.
- Support the verification and validation of system requirements and design solutions.
- Ensure compliance with relevant engineering standards and best practice.
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Professional Qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or another STEM-related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
- Experience working within a highly regulated industry such as Nuclear, Defence, Aerospace, Rail, or similar.
- Strong understanding of systems thinking and systems engineering processes.
- Experience producing and managing engineering requirements.
- Experience defining system architectures and managing technical interfaces.
- Familiarity with requirements management software, ideally IBM Rational DOORS.
- Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering approaches and associated tools, ideally Capella.
- Awareness of relevant engineering standards, including INCOSE and British Standards.
- Nuclear sector experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
- Systems Engineering qualifications or formal training would be beneficial.
- Existing SC Clearance or eligibility to maintain SC Clearance.
- Sole UK nationality is required.
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Salary and benefits of the Senior Systems Engineer role
- Competitive salary.
- Hybrid working arrangement with site attendance required approximately three days per week.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Employee assistance programme with wellbeing and mental health support available 24/7.
- Discounts and lifestyle benefits including vouchers, cycle-to-work scheme, eye care support, and seasonal health initiatives.
- Structured career development and progression opportunities.
- Opportunity to work on major defence and nuclear projects within a growing engineering team.
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Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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