Systems Engineer

As a Specialist Systems Engineer at L3Harris UK, you will lead complex hardware-driven programmes across mechanical, electrical and integrated solutions. You will shape system requirements, architectures, interfaces and baselines, ensuring successful integration, verification and delivery on time and within cost. You’ll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to manage risks and deliver compliant, high-quality solutions for defence customers. This role offers hands-on impact in a mission-focused, sovereign UK capability context.

• Hybrid working (3 days onsite)
• 37.5 hour week
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

• Lead systems engineering activities across complex programmes
• Develop, capture and manage system requirements, architectures, interfaces and baselines
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams to support programme delivery
• Plan and oversee system verification and validation activities
• Identify, manage and mitigate technical risks and issues
• Provide technical guidance to project teams and stakeholders
• Contribute to delivering solutions that meet cost, schedule and performance objectives

• Prior related full lifecycle Systems Engineering experience
• Strong planning, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong requirements engineering experience (elicitation, analysis, validation, management)
• Solid understanding of systems engineering principles (hierarchy, boundaries, interfaces, partitioning, complexity)
• Experience on hardware-based engineering programmes
• Experience in defence, aerospace or similarly regulated environments
• Proficiency in IBM DOORS (essential)
• Experience with MBSE tools (System Architect, Rhapsody) would be advantageous

• planning
• communication
• stakeholder management
• IBM DOORS (essential)
• System Architect, Rhapsody (MBSE tools)
• hardware-based programme experience