Systems Engineer

Seeking a System Engineer to join our team in London to support a major spacecraft mission within the space sector. You will play a central role in defining coordinating and validating systemlevel behaviour across multiple subsystems ensuring the spacecraft meets its mission requirements with reliability and precision.

• Location: London
• On Site: 1-2x a month
• Clearance: Clearable
• Experience Level: Mid Level 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead systemlevel requirements definition flowdown and traceability across all spacecraft subsystems.
• Develop and maintain the system architecture ensuring coherent interfaces between electrical mechanical RF software and payload domains.
• Produce and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs) system specifications and verification plans.
• Coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary teams ensuring alignment with missionlevel objectives.
• Support tradeoff analyses design reviews and systemlevel decisionmaking throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead systemlevel verification and validation including functional testing performance assessment and compliance checks.
• Analyse subsystem interactions identify risks and drive mitigation strategies to ensure spacecraft reliability.

Qualifications :

Required Skills:

• Mandatory Space industry experience direct involvement in spacecraft satellite systems or missioncritical space hardware.
• Strong understanding of system engineering processes for complex aerospace platforms.
• Experience defining and managing systemlevel requirements and interfaces.
• Ability to interpret subsystem documentation (electrical mechanical RF software payload).
• Experience with verification and validation activities at system level.
• Skilled in producing system documentation such as ICDs specifications and verification matrices.
• Strong analytical skills for trade studies risk analysis and systemlevel problem solving.
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of ECSS or similar spaceindustry standards.
• Experience with modelbased systems engineering (MBSE) tools or methodologies.
• Familiarity with spacecraft AIT workflows and systemlevel testing.
• Understanding of mission analysis operations concepts and spacecraft behaviour.
• Exposure to configuration control change management and system baselining.

Additional Information :

Why join us 

We bring together entrepreneurial tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN youll work on exciting projects supported by ongoing learning mentoring and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community including veterans reservists service leavers and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website . If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria then your employment may be delayed or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time