Copello Global
System Engineer

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🚀 Systems Engineers – Mid to Principal Level
📍 Berkshire | Permanent | Excellent salary & benefits package
Ready to work on technology that genuinely matters? Copello are partnering with an exciting defence and cyber organisation developing advanced secure systems that protect lives, enable critical missions and shape the future of defence technology. We’re currently looking to speak with Systems Engineers from mid-level through to senior/principal level who are looking for their next challenge. You’ll be joining a highly technical environment working on complex defence, cyber, cryptographic and secure communications systems, with opportunities to take ownership, develop your expertise and progress your career.
What you could be working on:
- Systems Engineering across the full lifecycle and V-model.
- Requirements capture, management and validation.
- System architecture, design and integration.
- Verification, validation, testing and IVVQ.
- Systems engineering documentation and technical assurance.
- Supporting technical reviews and design assurance.
- Working with customers, suppliers and multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring as you progress.
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Who we’re looking for We’re interested in speaking with Systems Engineers at a range of levels, particularly those with experience in:
- Requirements & systems lifecycle development
- V-model / structured Systems Engineering
- Complex, regulated or safety-critical environments
- Defence, aerospace, cyber or secure technology
- DOORS, SysML, UML or Enterprise Architect
- Integration, verification and validation
For senior/principal-level opportunities, experience leading technical activities or mentoring engineers would be highly advantageous.


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A degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related STEM discipline is preferred, alongside relevant industry experience.
Why consider it? This is a fantastic opportunity to work on technically challenging defence programmes, alongside experienced engineers, with genuine opportunities for career development, technical growth and progression.
📍 Berkshire | Permanent
💷 Excellent salary & benefits
If you’re a Systems Engineer — from mid-level through to Senior or Principal — and open to hearing about your next opportunity, we’d love to speak with you.
📩 Tor – 07341 347640
📧 victoria@copello.co.uk
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