[Hiring] Combat Air Systems – Systems Engineer @ServiceKey

Role Description

ServiceKey is seeking a motivated and developing Systems Engineer to support engineering activities within a future combat air programme, with a particular focus on integrating Through Life Support (TLS) and supportability considerations into early lifecycle capability development.

Working alongside experienced engineers, specialist TLS Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and customer teams, the successful candidate will apply Systems Engineering principles, methods and processes to support the development, assessment and integration of requirements, concepts, architectures and engineering evidence.

The role will focus primarily on the Concept and Assessment phases of the CADMID lifecycle, helping to ensure that supportability and through-life considerations are incorporated into engineering activity from the outset, influencing the development of coherent, effective and supportable combat air capability.

This is an opportunity for an engineer looking to develop their Systems Engineering experience within a complex, multidisciplinary defence environment. The role will provide exposure to a broad range of engineering activities, working across technical disciplines and contributing to the structured development of future combat air capability.

The successful candidate is not expected to be a specialist in every aspect of Through Life Support. Instead, they will bring a foundation in Systems Engineering, an inquisitive and analytical approach, and the ability to work with specialists to translate technical inputs into coherent engineering outputs.

Qualifications

• A foundation in Systems Engineering principles and methods, gained through practical engineering experience, relevant academic study or a combination of both.
• Experience or demonstrable understanding of requirements engineering, systems architecture, integration, engineering analysis or lifecycle engineering.
• An understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and how requirements, design, verification and validation activities relate to one another.
• Ability to analyse technical information, identify relationships and dependencies, and present findings in a structured manner.
• Experience working within engineering teams or contributing to multidisciplinary technical activities.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and communicate engineering information effectively.
• A proactive approach to learning, problem-solving and developing technical knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to engage with engineers, technical specialists and customer stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience working on major UK defence, aerospace or combat air programmes.
• Experience of the Concept and Assessment phases of CADMID or comparable capability development lifecycles.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), SysML, architecture modelling or digital engineering approaches.
• Experience of requirements management and engineering modelling tools.
• Understanding of system-of-systems engineering, integration and interface management.
• Knowledge of supportability engineering, Integrated Product Support, reliability, maintainability, availability or whole-life costing.
• Familiarity with relevant Defence standards and support methodologies, including Def Stan 00-600 and ASD IPS S-Series specifications.
• Experience contributing to engineering governance, technical assurance, design reviews or programme gateway activity.
• Familiarity with fast-jet or combat air operational and support environments.

Benefits

• Opportunity to develop practical Systems Engineering experience within a complex future combat air environment.
• Exposure to requirements engineering, systems architecture, technical integration, engineering assurance and early lifecycle capability development.
• Foundation for progression into more senior Systems Engineering positions.
• Opportunities to develop technical expertise in complex systems integration, supportability engineering and system-of-systems capability development.

What Success Looks Like

• Apply Systems Engineering methods effectively to defined engineering tasks, with appropriate guidance and support.
• Contribute to the integration of TLS and supportability considerations into early lifecycle engineering activity.
• Help maintain clear relationships and traceability between requirements, concepts, architectures and engineering evidence.
• Work effectively with TLS SMEs, capturing and structuring their technical inputs to support wider engineering activities.
• Produce accurate, clear and useful engineering outputs that contribute to customer understanding and decision-making.
• Identify technical questions, gaps and dependencies and work constructively with colleagues to address them.
• Demonstrate increasing technical confidence, independence and understanding of complex combat air engineering challenges.

Salary

£48,000 Annually

Location

Remote with ad-hoc travel required to Customer Sites (North West)