Overview
Expleo is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support advanced concept development activities within an Air Systems programme. Working as part of a multidisciplinary Future Systems team, the successful candidate will contribute to the development, assessment and maturation of next-generation effects optimisation concepts, supporting the evolution of future weapon and engagement capabilities.
The role requires a systems thinker capable of analysing complex operational problems, developing concept solutions, assessing capability interactions and producing structured engineering artefacts that support programme milestones and decision-making. The position also involves close collaboration with weapon programme teams, systems engineers, technical leads and programme stakeholders within an Agile delivery environment.
Responsibilities
•Develop and mature FCAS effects optimisation concepts to support future capability development activities.
•Generate and document concept assumptions, constraints, dependencies and operational considerations.
•Engage with weapon programme teams to understand current and future capability applications across a range of engagement scenarios.
•Identify concept synergies, interactions and relationships between weapon systems and operational effects.
•Produce functional architecture and behavioural diagrams to support concept assessment activities.
•Generate and maintain combined concept functional diagrams and associated engineering artefacts.
•Assess concepts and identify strengths, limitations, opportunities and dependencies.
•Support weapon capability assessments against emerging FCAS concepts.
•Produce concept artefacts and technical evidence to support programme Statements of Work, reviews and key milestones.
•Provide technical expertise at programme reviews and stakeholder working groups.
•Contribute to Agile project delivery activities including sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
•Support project management activities through effective use of Agile toolsets and configuration-controlled environments.
•Produce regular technical status updates and monthly progress reports for programme leadership.
Essential skills
•Systems engineering and concept development.
•Operational analysis and problem solving.
•Functional decomposition and systems modelling.
•Capability assessment and trade-off analysis.
•Stakeholder engagement and technical communication.
•Development of engineering artefacts, presentations and technical reports.
•Working within Agile project environments.
•Ability to work collaboratively across multiple engineering disciplines.
•Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Desired skills
•Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) programme experience.
•Weapon systems and guided weapons knowledge.
•Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development.
•Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) awareness.
•Defence architecture and capability modelling.
•Military operational effects analysis.
•Systems-of-systems engineering.
Experience
•Concept generation and concept maturation activities.
•Developing functional diagrams and engineering models.
•Analysing system behaviour, dependencies and operational interactions.
•Supporting technical reviews and milestone activities.
•Working with stakeholders to capture and refine technical requirements and assumptions.
•Operating within Agile delivery frameworks and collaborative engineering teams.
What do I need before I apply
•Ability to work within a Defence environment and support sensitive programmes.
•Strong written and verbal communication skills.
•Ability to engage effectively with technical leaders, programme teams and key stakeholders.
•Eligibility to obtain and maintain appropriate UK Security Clearance where required.
Benefits
•Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges.
•We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects.
•Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
•Competitive company benefits.
•Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.
