Mane Contract Services
System Engineer
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Location
Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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Contract Details
- Duration: 12 months
- Hours: 37.5 per week
- Working Pattern: 4-day week (Mon-Thurs) with flexible arrangements
- Rate: Competitive per hour (Inside IR35)
- Clearance: BPSS to start; SC required later
- Eligibility: Sole UK nationals only (due to programme requirements)
Role Overview
You'll join a growing engineering function supporting multiple business areas, including platform systems and special projects. These roles are driven by increased demand across complex system integration activities, including work on next generation turreted systems and other mission critical capabilities.
You'll contribute across the full systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements and modelling to verification, validation, and acceptance.
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Key Responsibilities
- Apply systems engineering principles across large scale development programmes
- Develop and manage requirements using tools such as DOORS
- Support MBSE activities using tools such as Cameo
- Conduct modelling and simulation (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink)
- Lead and support Verification & Validation activities
- Produce Verification & Acceptance (V&A) statements
- Assess and implement change proposals
- Work with Comms and RF network architectures
- Apply relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD, and industry best practice
- Understand system level behaviours, constraints, and limitations
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong background in systems engineering within large, complex programmes
- Experience in Command & Control or similar domains is highly advantageous
- Proficiency in modelling, simulation, and MBSE tools
- Understanding of complex systems with significant software components
- Experience in V&V lifecycle activities
- Familiarity with defence standards and systems engineering best practice
- Ability to integrate, analyse, and problem solve at system level
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Ideal Candidate Profile
You're a systems thinker with a passion for designing and integrating complex systems. You're comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams, navigating technical challenges, and contributing to high-integrity engineering outcomes.
If you're a Systems Engineer ready to take on a technically rich, high impact contract role, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major UK defence programme.
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