Functional Systems Engineer
Location: Bristol
Type: Permanent | Full-time
Working Pattern: Hybrid (approx. 3 days on-site due to project requirements)
Salary: Up to £57,000 (depending on experience)
About the Role
Matchtech are working with a leading organisation in the defence sector who is expanding its Systems Engineering capability to support the ongoing development and delivery of advanced ground-based defence systems.
This role sits within a growing functional systems team and offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of programmes, supporting both domestic and international customers. You will play a key role in shaping system capability, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, and supporting successful delivery and certification of complex technologies.
Key Responsibilities
Depending on project needs, you will contribute across several core systems engineering activities, including:
- Translating customer requirements into structured system, subsystem, and software requirements
- Supporting system design activities, including trade studies and technical evaluations
- Contributing to certification and assurance activities, including evidence gathering and technical investigations
- Supporting programme delivery through stakeholder engagement and coordination
- Driving engineering change management and maintaining configuration control
- Communicating complex system architectures and concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to ensure system integrity and performance
- Contributing to the ongoing development of systems engineering tools, processes, and capability
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in systems engineering, ideally within a complex or safety-critical environment
- Strong background in requirements management and derivation
- Familiarity with industry-standard tools such as DOORS, DOORS NG, or Rhapsody
- Ability to conduct system studies and trade-off analysis
- Experience managing engineering change and configuration processes
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts clearly
- Experience engaging with and managing multiple stakeholders
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
- Experience in complex product or system development environments is advantageous
What's on Offer
- Performance-related bonus (up to £2,500)
- Pension contributions up to 14%
- Paid overtime opportunities
- Flexible leave, including up to 15 additional days
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Enhanced family leave (including maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave)
- Healthcare cash plan for everyday medical costs
- Excellent on-site facilities, including subsidised meals and free parking
Security & Eligibility
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible for UK security screening (BPSS as a minimum). Eligibility typically requires British citizenship or dual nationality including British citizenship.
Inclusive Recruitment Statement
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, and hiring decisions are based on skills, experience, and potential.
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If you are a systems engineer looking to work on complex, high-impact defence programmes with real-world application, this is an excellent opportunity to broaden your expertise and play a key role in delivering advanced capabilities