Senior Systems Engineer

Role: Senior Systems Engineer Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire - on-site Rate: £50.00 - £75.00 per hour Inside IR35 Duration: 12 months Experienced Senior Systems Engineer needed on contract in Ampthill, Bedfordshire to…

Inside IR35 Engineering
Pay rate £50 – £75/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 17 September 2026

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Role: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire - on-site

Rate: £50.00 - £75.00 per hour Inside IR35

Duration: 12 months

Experienced Senior Systems Engineer needed on contract in Ampthill, Bedfordshire to work on cutting edge systems within the defence industry.

Candidates will need to be eligible for SC clearance; 5+ years' UK residency and UK nationality.

What the role of the Senior Systems Engineer entails:

Specific role scope of the Senior Systems Engineer will be subject to assigned programme but will include a range of systems engineering activities:

Classical requirements management and development.
Verification Planning.

Trade Studies.
Research Projects.

What experience you need to be the successful Senior Systems Engineer:

Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large scale systems development programme, ideally in the Command & Control domain.
Experienced of modelling and simulation (Matlab/Simulink).
Experience in the Verification and Validation lifecycle.
Development of Verification & Acceptance (V&A) statements.
Knowledge of Comms & RF Network Architectures.
Change proposal assessment and embodiment.
Working understanding of relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD and industry best practice.
Understand nuances of system limitations and behaviours at system level.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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