Principal Systems Engineer at Luton, Bedfordshire

Contract Systems Engineer - Future Combat Air - 12 Month Contract - Luton (On-site)

We have an excellent opportunity for a Contract Systems Engineer to join a leading defence and aerospace organisation within their Future Combat Air line of business, on an initial 12‑month contract.

You will be part of a specialist team developing advanced systems for key aerospace customers, working on cutting-edge Electronic Warfare (EW) products and collaborating with subject matter experts across multiple domains.

Role Overview:

• Support the development and refinement of system requirements
• Contribute to system design and interface definition
• Assist engineering domains with design and integration activities
• Potential to follow the full engineering lifecycle from requirements definition through integration, qualification, verification and validation

Desirable Experience & Skills:

• Systems modelling and analysis using Matlab and Cameo
• Experience working in an agile engineering environment
• Exposure to the full engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, test, V&V)

Location & Working Pattern:

• Based on-site in Luton
• 80-100% on-site requirement (4 to 5 days per week) due to the nature of the work

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile future combat air programmes, developing complex systems in a highly collaborative, expert engineering environment.

Please note that Security Clearance is required for this role

This role is inside of scope

If you're an experienced Systems Engineer with relevant modelling and lifecycle experience and you're available for a long-term contract in Luton, please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

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