Senior Systems Engineer
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50 to £67 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | New Malden, KT3 4LH |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Job Overview:An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer to join a highly skilled Systems Team supporting the development of complex software-enabled systems. You will play a key role in requirements management, system design, verification, validation and acceptance activities, whilst contributing to safety, security, human factors, performance, availability and reliability considerations across the full engineering lifecycle.
Location: New Malden, UK
Work Mode: Hybrid, 3-4 days per week onsite
Pay Rate: £67.47 per hour (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: 12 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain the requirements database, including associated contractual requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Lead testing, verification and acceptance activities for both hardware and software releases.
- Elicit, analyse and agree system requirements, assessing changes in capability against established design baselines.
- Develop design specifications and undertake system design activities in accordance with technical and quality standards.
- Develop, maintain and improve engineering processes and procedures in response to technical developments and operational requirements.
- Coordinate and conduct technical analyses, investigations and evaluations, assessing technical options and producing reports and recommendations.
- Review and agree external interface documentation and manage interface baselines.
- Lead wider systems engineering activities including performance testing, human factors analysis, safety analysis, information assurance and security considerations.
- Support the delivery of improvements to system capability through effective systems engineering practices.
- Provide technical leadership to engineers involved in system design activities.
- Mentor team members and support their technical development where required.
Key Requirements:
- Experience working with software systems and software-enabled products.
- Experience developing and enhancing software products based on business requirements.
- Exposure to regulatory and statutory requirements relating to software products and an understanding of associated liabilities.
- Proven experience across multiple systems engineering disciplines including Requirements Analysis, System Design, Human Factors, Performance Analysis, System Acceptance Management, Safety and Security.
- Knowledge of safety engineering techniques such as Functional Failure Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis.
- Experience working within large, complex multi-project engineering environments.
- Experience delivering systems to challenging deadlines within fast-paced environments.
- Strong understanding of requirements management, system design, acceptance management and verification activities.
- Ability to undertake technical investigations, assess technical options and provide engineering recommendations.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and technical reporting skills.
Additional Information:Interview Process: To be confirmed.
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