Systems Engineer - SP

Systems Engineer Location: Ampthill Pay:Up to£75p/h Inside IR35 (DOE) Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you will need to already hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK security clearance Experience…

Contract type Contract
Posted 17 September 2026

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Systems Engineer

Location: Ampthill
Pay:Up to£75p/h Inside IR35 (DOE)

Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you will need to already hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK security clearance

Experience required

Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large-scale systems development programme, ideally in the Command & Control domain.
Experience 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.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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