Senior System Engineer

1 month ago


Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Hays Full time

Job Title: Senior System Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire / Hybrid (WFH 2-3 days per week)

Salary & Benefits: Excellent basic salary, Company bonus, 27 days holiday (buy/sell more), 9% pension contributions, great people/culture.


**PLEASE TAKE 2 MINUTES TO READ THIS ADVERT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE**


We are working exclusively with an amazing defence engineering organisation in Cambridgeshire and they are currently recruiting new hires in to the System Engineering function as they expand and develop their System Engineering capability. We have multiple roles at all levels, from System Engineers, to Senior System Engineers, Engineering Managers and Senior Engineering Managers.


As a Senior System Engineer you will be responsible for owning and delivering work packages to meet a customers requirements. This will require you to work closely with key stakeholders, internally and and externally, including the customer.


In order to deliver the above you will require strong project management skills, able to track and report on the schedule and budget, ensuring work is delivered on time, on quality and on budget. It goes without saying that you will also be required to have a very good understanding of the system engineering Lifecyle to support the other functions (Mechanical, ILS, Electrical and more junior System Engineers).


This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is receiving huge financial investment, will soon have brand new, state of the art facilities and puts its people at the heart of everything it does


Behavioural Competencies:


Observable behaviours and skills that matter most for success at work:


  • Drive Results – Strong initiative, enthusiasm, and drive. High sense of commitment and accountability
  • Focus on the Future – Think ahead and thrive in change – challenge what’s possible
  • Grow People – Investor in people, identify and nurture technical capability
  • Instil Pride – Commitment to Quality and drive continuous improvement
  • Challenge with Courage – Encourage Innovation – generate ideas – inspire people to “fail fast” and solve problems
  • Partner with impact – Lead by example. Excellent Communication skills, collaborative approach to teamwork.


We have multiple openings at each career level, please contact me to arrange a convenient time for an initial call where I can furnish you with much more information about the products, the company and this opportunity - email andy.pearson@hays.com


PLEASE NOTE: All applicants must be eligible to gain UK Security clearance (SC) due to the nature of the projects you will be working on. Thank you.



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