Senior Systems Engineer

Overview:
The Raytheon UK Weapons & Sensors team has an exciting opportunity for an engineer to join and assist in developing and delivering complex, high-profile programmes to Customers based in the UK.
The role, reporting directly to the Senior Programme Manager within the Power Development Team, offers excellent opportunities to grow in a challenging and rewarding environment, supported by a dynamic, close-knit multi-functional team.
This team uses cutting edge technology, adopting a digital engineering approach offering the successful candidate opportunity to learn and develop their own skills and knowledge.
We are looking for a motivated, experienced Systems Engineer in all aspects of a product lifecycle.
The role will be based at Raytheon's Livingston facility, whilst covering our Glenrothes site also. The successful candidate will have access to professional development opportunities and be part of the growing Defence Business in Raytheon UK, delivering engineering expertise across a wide range of projects to both military and civil customers worldwide.
As well as developing within the business, Raytheon UK encourages its employees to become involved in one of our Employee Resource Groups. These groups are an integral part of our diversity and inclusion journey and a key to maintaining a rich diverse talent base. We also encourage all employees to take advantage of 5 full days of volunteering leave to allow them to focus on social causes that impact their local community. We also support flexible working hours, which can be negotiated to suit both the business and employee to help balance busy lives.
We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with a background in defence or aerospace to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of requirements management, system design, interface management, integration, verification, validation (IV&V), and product qualification.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Requirements Management: Capture, analyse, and manage system requirements, ensuring that they are well defined, verifiable, and traceable throughout the product lifecycle.
2. System Design: Design and optimise system architectures and components to meet requirements while considering constraints such as performance, cost, size etc.
3. Interface Management: Oversee and manage the technical interfaces between subsystems and external systems, ensuring interoperability and performance metrics are met.
4. Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V): Develop and implement IV&V plans and procedures, ensure system compliance with requirements, and verify system performance through rigorous testing.
5. Product Qualification: Lead efforts to ensure systems meet necessary certifications and standards for defence/aerospace industry, ensuring products are ready for operational deployment.
6. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including software, electrical, mechanical engineers, and project managers to deliver integrated solutions.
7. Support root cause analyses and problem resolution for system issues.
8. Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers.
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of "5 years" experience in the defence or aerospace sector.
- Proven track record in requirements management, system design, interface management, IV&V, and product qualification.
- Familiarity with defence and/or aerospace standards and regulations.
- Proficiency with engineering tools for modelling, simulation, and analysis.
- Technical Leadership/Direction
Desirable Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication abilities, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Experience with DOORS, MBSE, MATLAB.
- Leadership/Management of engineering personnel
Job Location - Livingston (on-site)/ Glenrothes/Hybrid Opportunities
Standard Benefits:
25 days holiday + statutory public holidaysContributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)6 times salary 'Life Assurance'Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes.Enhanced sick pay schemeEnhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements).Flexible working arrangements can be considered wherever we can (depending on the role) so please enquire or highlight any request to our Recruitment team to explore flexible working possibilities.Canteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offer free snacks & drinks (hot & cold).
About Raytheon UK
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances.