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Systems Engineer
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Overview
Joining the Systems Engineering Team of a key client in the UK, the Systems Engineer is responsible for delivering space missions from concept through to launch, commissioning, and in-orbit operations.
Working within the Systems Engineering team, the role provides end-to-end involvement across missions spanning LEO, GEO, and beyond, ensuring the delivery of robust, high-quality system solutions through effective coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Act as Systems Engineer or Technical Lead across the full mission lifecycle, from early concept through to operations
- Perform mission and system design activities, including space and ground segments
- Capture, analyse, and manage system requirements, ensuring alignment with mission objectives
- Conduct system-level analysis, including trade studies, sensitivity analysis, and performance assessments
- Support development of concepts of operations and mission architectures
- Lead and contribute to customer-facing meetings, technical reviews, and project presentations
- Produce high-quality technical documentation and reports
- Support bids, proposals, and technical studies, ensuring delivery to cost, schedule, and performance requirements
Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline
Essential skills
- Strong systems engineering capability across complex engineering programmes
- Solid understanding of requirements management and verification processes
- Knowledge of system-level design covering both space and ground segments
- Analytical capability, including experience with tools such as STK, MATLAB, or equivalent
- Familiarity with orbit analysis, RF link analysis, and system performance budgets
- Understanding of FMECA and FDIR principles
- Strong technical writing, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and within multidisciplinary teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
- Knowledge of satellite applications (e.g., Earth observation, communications, science)
- Familiarity with environmental testing (e.g., vibration, thermal vacuum)
- Understanding of spacecraft assembly, integration, and test processes
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Experience
- Proven experience working as a Systems Engineer within the space industry
- Experience contributing to or leading space mission design activities
- Track record of working with system and subsystem design across space and ground segments
- Experience in requirements definition, analysis, and verification
- Exposure to spacecraft testing, commissioning, or operational phases
- Experience with project planning tools such as MS Project
What do I need before I apply
This role requires on-site customer support 5 days per week in the Guildford area.
Benefits
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- Competitive company benefits
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
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- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicating and promoting vacancies
- Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
- At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
- “We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
- We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive
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