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About the Role
Are you ready to play a key role in delivering advanced opto-electronic systems for some of the UK’s most critical defence platforms? At ALTEN UK, we’re seeking a Systems Engineer to join a high-profile project supporting next-gen sensor technologies for maritime operations. You'll contribute across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to integration, test, and delivery — helping enhance the resilience and readiness of Royal Navy platforms.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and deliver systems engineering activities across the entire V-model lifecycle, including requirements capture, architecture development, design, verification, and validation.
• Lead and support system integration efforts for real-time embedded software and sensor technologies, working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Develop, manage, and maintain system requirements using DOORS, ensuring full traceability to design and test.
• Participate in design reviews, technical assessments, and risk-based decision making throughout project phases.
• Contribute to test strategy development, including planning and execution of integration and system-level testing.
• Support through-life engineering activities including defect tracking, system upgrades, and configuration management.

Essential Skills:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, particularly in aerospace or defence sectors, with a strong background in optical systems or opto-electronic engineering preferred.
• Proven experience with the left-hand side of the V-model (requirements analysis, design, integration).
• Demonstrable experience in requirements engineering, including elicitation, decomposition, and analysis.
• Strong understanding of systems interfaces, boundaries, and other external factors impacting design.
• Develop functional definitions of system behaviour and ensure the system’s performance aligns with the specified needs
• Ability to analyse operational concepts and work proactively in identifying and resolving project challenges.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with decomposition of systems design to sub-system level.
• Knowledge of systems modelling techniques.
• Contribute to test procedure development and support the verification of the system through integration and verification testing.
• A self-starter who can drive projects forward and overcome obstacles.

Qualifications/Security:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Master’s preferred) OR
• Military/Armed Forces background in a technical or engineering role is equally valued.
• Must be a Sole UK National and SC clearable

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We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently. 

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities. 

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies. 

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential. 

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today! 

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)