Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer - Hardware & Secure Systems
Location: Loudwater
Salary: -DOE

Are you a Systems Engineer who thrives on complexity, security, and real-world impact? As a dedicated recruitment partner at ESCO Maritime, we are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the development of secure, hardware-centric systems in a highly regulated environment where precision, resilience, and innovation are critical.

This is a role for someone who enjoys owning the full system lifecycle, influencing design decisions, and working at the intersection of hardware, software, and secure architectures.

The Role

You''ll take a lead position in delivering complex systems from concept through to in-service support, with a strong focus on secure design, hardware integration, and systems assurance.

Key responsibilities include:

• End-to-End Lifecycle Ownership - Define and manage system lifecycles from concept to retirement, ensuring robust governance and clear design decisions
• Requirements Engineering - Capture, analyse, and manage complex, traceable requirements, ensuring alignment across multidisciplinary teams
• System Architecture & Design - Develop secure, hardware-led architectures with full traceability from requirement to solution
• Technical Leadership - Lead cross-functional engineering teams (hardware, software, electrical), driving delivery and resolving technical challenges
• Integration, Verification & Validation - Plan and execute system integration, testing, and formal acceptance in line with stringent standards
• Interface & Configuration Management - Maintain system integrity across internal and external interfaces
• Security & Compliance - Ensure systems meet defence-grade security, regulatory, and safety requirements
• Stakeholder Engagement - Work closely with customers and senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and managing evolving requirements
• Continuous Improvement - Drive best practice across systems engineering processes, tools, and methodologies

What We''re Looking For

Essential:

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar
• Strong experience delivering complex systems engineering programmes, ideally with hardware focus
• Proven expertise in requirements management, traceability, and configuration control
• Experience across integration, verification, and validation activities
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments
• High proficiency with data, tools, and systems (e.g. Excel, requirements tools)

Desirable:

• Experience designing or supporting secure systems for defence environments
• Background in electronics, hardware, or embedded systems
• Familiarity with MBSE, Jira, Jama Connect or similar tools
• Experience with ILS, reliability engineering, or technical documentation
• Knowledge of cyber security, information assurance, or secure architectures

Why This Role?

• Work on mission-critical, secure systems with real-world impact
• Influence architecture and design decisions at a senior level
• Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering environment
• Opportunity to shape best practices and drive innovation

***PLEASE NOTE***

Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy

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