Job Title:             Senior Systems Engineer 
Location:             Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire  
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF63770

 

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Systems Engineer at our Ashchurch site.

 

The role
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Working within our Engineering Services team within Mission Systems, you will work in a fast paced and exciting role, driving innovative Reconnaissance and Intelligence (ISR) solutions through the design, build, integration, and acceptance phases, arriving at a solution or product that meets customer needs. 
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Day-to-day, you’ll work collaboratively in a team of multi discipline engineers, subject matter experts and directly with the customer. This is an exciting and highly rewarding role with visible contributions to the defence capability of the UK. 

 

Provision of Life Cycle Management including an understanding of life cycle (V Model for SE) and how it alignment with systems/product life cycles Delivery of systems engineering activities in accordance with the Top-Level Engineering Management Plan (EMP) and ITEA Strategy, from requirements capture through to delivery to the customer. Own all SE artifacts for your assigned work packages, including development of engineering plans in conjunction with the technical lead for your work packages. Applying best placed SE practice and systems thinking to develop solutions tailored to meet requirements. Managing interfaces and trade-offs between systems, sub systems, functions, and requirements. Creating and presenting technical engineering documents and supporting reviews. Creation of requirements from Customer requirements through to sub-systems.

 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at our Ashchurch facility, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

 

Essential experience of the Senior Systems Engineer 

A experienced Systems Engineer with knowledge of electrical sub-system design Proven experience in Holistic Life Cycle Management with balanced competencies across the SE Discipline. A good understanding of cross domain and cross boundary requirements and interface. Practitioner in Determining and Managing Stakeholder Requirements, Life Cycle Tailoring, Verification, Validation and Transition to Operation. Experience in developing and owning the Validation Verification Requirements Matrix (VVRM). It would be beneficial to have knowledge of Cybersecurity, Electronic warfare, Spectrum Management, and system integration.

 

Qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer 

Ideally you will hold a degree or equivalent within an Engineering Discipline however, we value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

 

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

 

What We Offer 

Generous holiday allowance  Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ Employee share scheme  Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave  Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

 

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

 

Closing Date: 25/07/25 

 

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