Systems Design Engineer

About this role

We are seeking a talented Systems Engineer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team developing innovative and technically complex products. This role offers the opportunity to work across the entire product development lifecycle, helping to define, develop, integrate, and validate cutting-edge systems from initial concept through to production release. Location: Peterborough On Site: Fully Onsite Clearance: Clearable Experience Level: Junior - Mid Level Key Responsibilities: Capture, analyse, and manage system requirements from customer, business, and technical stakeholders.

Develop and maintain system architectures, technical specifications, and interface definitions. Coordinate activities across electrical, electronic, software, mechanical, and testing teams to ensure successful system integration. Establish and manage requirements traceability throughout the product lifecycle. Define verification and validation strategies to demonstrate compliance with product requirements. Support design reviews, risk assessments, and technical decision-making activities.

Contribute to product development from concept and design through testing, validation, and final release. Identify and resolve technical issues while ensuring product quality, reliability, and performance objectives are achieved. Support continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methodologies, and best practices. Required Skills: Proven experience in Systems Engineering within a complex engineering environment.

Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle , from concept development through to validation and release. Background in Electrical Engineering , Electronics Engineering , or a closely related discipline. Experience with requirements management, traceability, and verification & validation (V&V). Ability to define and manage system architectures, interfaces, and technical specifications. Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Required Qualifications: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering , or equivalent military experience . Desirable Skills: Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles. Experience using requirements and systems engineering tools such as DOORS , Jama , Cameo , or similar platforms. Familiarity with systems integration, functional decomposition, and product verification activities.