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Systems Engineer - Defence

Glasgow, Scotland, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Deliver systems engineering activities across the full V-model lifecycle for advanced opto-electronic and sensor systems supporting UK maritime and avionics defence platforms.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Defence/Aerospace)

Builds

Next-generation sensing capabilities for critical defence platforms

Domain

Defence, Maritime, Avionics, Opto-electronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering (V-model), Requirements engineering (DOORS), System architecture & interfaces, Integration & verification, Embedded systems knowledge, Test strategy development

Preferred skills

Opto-electronic/sensor systems, MBSE/SysML, Maritime/defence programme background, Real-time embedded systems

Technologies

DOORS, SysML, MBSE

Responsibilities

Capture and manage system requirements with full traceability, Define system architectures and interfaces, Support system integration across embedded software and sensors, Contribute to integration and system-level test strategy, Participate in design reviews and risk-based decision making, Support through-life engineering including upgrades and configuration control

Seniority

Senior, 5+ years experience

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