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System EngineerLocation: Sandwich, Kent
Salary: Highly competitive DOE,Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Why join our client?
- Competitive salary with a company profit-sharing scheme
- Stakeholder pension and death in service scheme
- Private healthcare with Benenden
- 9-day fortnight (every other Friday off)
- Rewards and recognition scheme
- Employee engagement initiatives
The Opportunity
Our client is seeking a skilled System Engineer to join their innovative engineering team. You will be responsible for systems engineering and analysis across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to end-of-life. Working collaboratively with product line, mechanical, and software teams, you will ensure that technical requirements are met and contribute to the development of cutting-edge solutions.
This is an exciting opportunity for a technically proficient and commercially aware engineer with experience in electro-optics or electro-mechanics, ideally within a defence or homeland security environment.
Your Role
- Analyse, capture and generate specifications for products and systems
- Provide technical support to sales and business development teams
- Prepare commercially astute technical proposals, reports, and documentation
- Identify risks in new product introduction and develop effective mitigation strategies
- Stay updated with the latest systems engineering technologies and best practices
- Undertake customer and supplier visits as required
What We Are Looking For
- Degree in Systems Engineering, Physics, or Electronics (higher qualification preferred)
- Experience in systems engineering, electro-optics, or electro-mechanics
- Strong skills in system analysis using software tools such as MATLAB, Octave, C#, or Python
- Knowledge of control theory, servo systems, and GIS is advantageous
- Effective communicator with strong problem-solving abilities
- Understanding of defence-related environmental and EMC standards (Mil-Stds, DEF-STANs)
- Ability to perform FMEA analysis
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be eligible for SC-level security clearance.
Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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