Systems Engineer

Location: Plymouth, England, gb

Company Description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support the development and integration of complex technology-driven products. You'll work across the systems lifecycle, ensuring requirements are defined, integrated, verified, and delivered successfully within a highly collaborative engineering environment.

Location: Plymouth
On-site Requirement: 3 Days Per Week
Seniority: 5+ Years Experience
Security Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, manage, and maintain system requirements throughout development.
• Support system integration activities across hardware and software domains.
• Develop verification and validation strategies and execute associated activities.
• Analyse system performance and investigate technical issues.
• Support stakeholder reviews, requirements capture, and technical documentation.
• Contribute to system design and lifecycle engineering activities.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Proven experience applying systems engineering principles throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Experience capturing, managing, and tracing requirements within a requirements-driven engineering environment.
• Strong understanding of system integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Experience supporting hardware and software integration across complex systems.
• Ability to analyse technical requirements, system performance, and engineering risks.

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience integrating sensor-based systems within complex products.
• Knowledge of real-time systems and data acquisition environments.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
• Exposure to model-based systems engineering approaches.

Additional Information

Why join us? 

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

At ALTEN, you’ll 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 Gov.UK. 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.