Senior Systems Engineer Full Time

Matchtech

We take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

Together, we are not just advancing technology; we’re building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, we help to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

Summary of role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to work within the Assured Position Navigation and Timing Systems team, part of the wider Systems & Products business unit, to produce Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems and Alternative Navigation Solutions for the military market.

The role will provide support across a range of APNT products, providing Systems Engineering expertise across the product lifecycle, from requirements capture, Analysis, Design through to testing, qualification, and certification activities.

Main Duties:

Primarily supporting our flagship products, this role will provide support to the System Design Authority support and Systems Engineering Team leadership for customer support, production support and obsolescence maintenance of our established products. Requiring the management of project requirements, generation of technical documentation. Systems Analysis and Design work and participation in technical design reviews.

Further, supporting the Systems Team in the generation of bid proposal material and submission of bids in response to customer requests and supporting definition and design support for our next generation products.

The candidate will be required to undertake development studies and investigation activities involving product performance and interfacing with various internal stakeholders.

The role will involve working in a highly technical environment, supporting the team as well as working autonomously, laboratory work will be involved for product testing. Taking on complex challenges and producing a solution that follows company process in a timely manner is an essential part of the role. A successful candidate will be comfortable integrating into a large team to accomplish their goals.

Candidate Requirements:

Essential

• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle from requirements through to project completion.
• Experience with generation of technical documentation at all levels.
• Understanding of policies, practises and procedures, and the ability to communicate these to their team.
• Ability to work in a team and perform to project directives.
• Ability to work autonomously, with limited oversight from Team Leaders and Management.
• Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics) or similar industry certification.

Desirable

• Knowledge of GNSS systems and receiver characteristics
• Experience with the IBM Rational DOORS toolset
• Experience with RF (including Antennas) and Digital Hardware design and test
• Algorithm development incorporating Modelling experience in MATLAB/Simulink
• Experience with SysML or UML in a Systems Engineering environment
• Experience with configuration management systems

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.