Senior System Engineer

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time What’s your possible? At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most, solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future. We call it Defining Possible . This mindset goes beyond the solutions we deliver to our customers. It underpins how we invest in our people, support career growth, and create opportunities to make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work. This is more than just a job. It’s a mission. We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Multi-Domain Integration (MDI) Systems Engineering team, supporting some of the UK’s most critical defence and maritime programmes. Working within a highly collaborative engineering environment, you will play a key role in delivering complex mission systems from concept through to deployment and in-service support. You will help shape technical solutions that directly contribute to national security, while working alongside software, test and systems specialists who are passionate about engineering excellence. As a senior member of the team, you will lead systems engineering activities across the full engineering lifecycle, ensuring programmes are delivered to the required scope, schedule and quality standards. You will also work closely with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive successful programme outcomes in a regulated and safety-critical environment. "My aim is to build an engineering team that attracts the strongest candidates and allows them to reach their full potential working on exciting engineering programmes in a trusted environment, with excellent job security and growth prospects." Dave Brunton, Engineering Authority, Northrop Grumman UK What You'll Do • Lead systems engineering activities across the full Systems Engineering V-Lifecycle, from concept definition through to delivery and in-service support • Develop, review and maintain key technical documentation, ensuring delivery against programme schedules • Plan and successfully deliver major design reviews, including SDR, PDR and CDR milestones • Manage technical interfaces with suppliers, ensuring requirements, designs and baselines remain aligned • Review and challenge customer and supplier technical documentation to maintain quality and compliance standards • Support and lead technical reviews and stakeholder engagements with customers, partners and suppliers • Contribute to systems integration, verification, validation, safety and acceptance activities across mission-critical programmes What We're Looking For We're interested in engineers who bring strong systems thinking, technical leadership and experience delivering complex solutions within regulated industries. Essential experience and qualifications: • Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline • Significant experience in a Systems Engineering role within defence, maritime, aerospace or another highly regulated sector • Strong understanding of systems requirements management, design, integration, verification, validation and acceptance • Experience working with engineering safety-related systems, including SIL 2/SIL 3 environments and IEC 61508 standards • Knowledge of Systems Engineering methodologies, models and best practice • Proven ability to influence, engage and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels Desirable: • Experience supporting complex command-and-control, mission systems or defence platforms • Experience managing supplier technical deliverables and design baselines • Familiarity with customer-fac