System Engineer

What We Offer:

Salary: Up to £57,000 depending on experience

Annual bonus: Up to £2,500 based on company performance

Pension scheme: Up to 14% combined employer and employee contributions

Paid overtime opportunities

Flexi-leave: Up to 15 additional days off

Flexible working options

Enhanced parental leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity, neonatal care, and fertility support

Working model: Hybrid (2–3 days per week on-site due to project requirements)

Key Responsibilities:

Act as the primary systems point of contact for Export New Business efforts

Provide systems engineering support for bid activity, technical queries, and proposal development

Generate and review system cost estimates to support bids, coordinating with stakeholders

Forecast and communicate systems resource needs to meet changing demands

Maintain regular communication with key team leads and stakeholders

Identify opportunities to improve integration between systems and business development functions

Own and maintain the Sea Ceptor Generic Documentation Suite (GDS), ensuring accuracy and consistency across programmes

Coordinate technical governance and monthly engineering reviews

Support the development of generic and programme-specific Statements of Work (SoW) for export contracts

Manage and align the systems cost base with programme requirements

Monitor upcoming workload forecasts, identifying gaps or overcapacity

Represent the team in technical meetings, including with external partners

Collaborate closely with domestic new business functions to ensure unified strategic delivery

Option to lead a specific programme during the delivery phase

Support other systems activities as needed across current programmes

What We’re Looking For:

A collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills

Experience with or knowledge of the bid lifecycle

Able to manage multiple programmes simultaneously and respond effectively to changing priorities

Strong delivery mindset, with the flexibility to adapt to shifting requirements

Solid understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle

Familiarity with tools such as IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) and DOORS is desirable