Systems Engineer Optronics

Elix Sourcing Solutions
Sandwich, United Kingdom
14 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time / full-time
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Sandwich, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Systems Engineering
Failure Mode Effects Analysis
Systems Architecture
SC Clearance

Requirements

  • Experience in designing optical, electro-optical or laser systems.
  • Requirements capture, V&V, lifecycle engineering and systems design.
  • Experience with FMEA/FTA, safety, reliability or risk management.
  • Eligible for SC clearance + full UK driving licence.

Interested?

Happy to talk you through the roadmap, projects and team structure., * Optical Engineering

  • Requirements Engineering
  • Systems Engineer
  • Systems Architecture
  • Military Standards
  • Defence Engineering
  • Electro-Optical
  • Optronics
  • V&V
  • Mil-Spec
  • Def-Stan
  • Sensor Integration
  • EO Systems
  • Laser Range Finder
  • Laser Designation

Benefits & conditions

Package: Competitive salary, 9 day working fortnight, profit bonus, and more benefits

Security requirements: Must have lived in the UK consecutively for 5 years+

Are you looking for a new role where you get to work on the next generation of Optronics? And be part of a growing organisation?

Here is a great opportunity to join a company with new projects and a growth culture. With new programmes launching, increased investment, and a major push to strengthen their engineering capability, they're bringing in an Optronics Systems Engineer who can help drive the development of next-generation EO and laser-based systems.

In this role, you will not just hand requirements here; you'll help shape them. You'll influence architecture decisions, guide system integration, and work on cutting-edge optical and laser products used globally in critical defence environments. As the business continues to grow, there's a real opportunity to take on more responsibility, lead new technical areas, and progress your career as part of a future-focused engineering team.

The Opportunity

  • Lead the design and integration of optical subsystems.
  • Develop architectures & refine requirements.
  • Work directly with multi-disciplinary teams
  • System integration activities on next-generation product development.
  • Support proposals, design and customer engagements.
  • Grow with the business as their engineering function continues to expand.

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