Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

Guildford
Permanent | Full-Time
£55,000 - £70,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join a growing Systems team, leading complex space missions from LEO to GEO and beyond. This role offers full cradle-to-grave mission involvement, from concept and bid support through AIT, launch, commissioning, and operations - providing the chance to see your work delivered to space on a rapid timescale. The role requires full on-site working initially.

Once established, there may be the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week, subject to business and project needs.

• Lead system engineering activities across all project phases, from requirements through operations
• Perform system-level design of space and ground segments, including mission analysis and trade-offs
• Support bid and tender activities, working closely with Sales and Engineering teams
• Manage requirements, interfaces, verification, validation, and test planning
• Lead or support technical studies, cost/risk/schedule trades, and reviews
• Act as a technical focal point for assigned mission products
• Interface with customers and internal stakeholders at all project stages
• Mentor junior engineers and review technical work
• Manage subcontractors, work packages, and system-level documentation

• Experienced spacecraft Systems Engineer (ideally 7+ years' experience)
• Proven cradle-to-grave mission design experience
• Strong background in requirements and verification management
• Experience designing space and ground segments to subsystem level

• Spacecraft-level verification testing
• In-orbit commissioning and spacecraft operations experience

• Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics (or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of orbit analysis, RF links, system budgets, ground segment, and space environments
• Experience with STK, MATLAB, MS Office, and planning tools
• Knowledge of FMECA and FDIR
• Hands-on experience with environmental testing and AIT methods
• Excellent technical writing, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to deliver under pressure