Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace

Package: £56,025 - £62,250 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we're not just imagining tomorrow, we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace at our Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace, you will provide technical leadership across complex aerospace programmes, helping to deliver innovative solutions that enhance the capability, safety and effectiveness of current and future air systems.

Day-to-day, you'll lead and support systems engineering activities across a diverse portfolio of military, civil and uncrewed aircraft programmes. Working closely with customers, project managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will support activities spanning requirements management, systems integration, test and evaluation, certification and technical governance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions
• Engaging with customers to understand, analyse and decompose requirements
• Coordinating technical activities across specialist engineering disciplines
• Developing and delivering Technical Delivery Plans
• Managing technical risks and supporting engineering governance activities
• Supporting bid and business development activities through technical solution generation

Essential experience of the Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace:

• Strong experience applying Systems Engineering principles across the engineering lifecycle
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering complex engineering programmes
• Knowledge of military and/or civil aircraft platforms and subsystems
• Experience of systems integration, aircraft modification, test and evaluation activities
• Understanding of aircraft certification, airworthiness and systems design
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and customer engagement skills

Essential qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer - Aerospace:

• Relevant Engineering degree or aerospace-related qualification to HND level or above, supported by relevant technical training

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Boscombe Down site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Boscombe Down

MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight testing capabilities, the site plays a vital role in the UK's aviation defence, contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft, enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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Our Recruitment Process:

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

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