Senior Systems Engineer

Market Deeping, United Kingdom | Posted on 02/11/2026

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer tosupport the development of integrated communications products used insafety-critical environments. You will work with multidisciplinary engineeringteams, contribute to technical decisions and help ensure systems meetrequirements throughout their lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear system requirements, functional specifications and practical engineering solutions.
• Contribute across the full product development lifecycle, including requirements capture, design reviews,integration and verification.
• Take technical ownership of systems decisions, considering the implications across hardware, software, networking and product compliance.
• Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, system diagrams, configuration information and operating procedures.
• Work with engineering colleagues to improve compatibility and consistency across systems, and support the development of junior engineers.
• Strong systems engineeringexperience across the complete product development lifecycle, includingbreaking requirements into functional use cases.
• A solid background in radiocommunications, RF-based systems or closely related communications technology.
• Good knowledge of IP networking and a broad understanding of network technologies.
• Sound analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to manage technical work independently.
• A relevant technical degree or equivalent demonstrable engineering expertise.
• Voice over IP (VoIP) and network-based communications.
• Cybersecurity requirements, controls or implementation in connected products; knowledge of the CyberResilience Act / Radio Equipment Directive cybersecurity requirements would be useful, subject to confirmation of the original “Cyber RED” reference.
• Exposure to hardware design orsoftware engineering.
• Experience supporting technical colleagues through coaching or design guidance.

Working arrangements and eligibility

Based in the Peterborough area. The rolerequires five days per week on-site initially. Following successful completionof probation, there may be scope to move to a hybrid arrangement involvingthree to four days per week on-site, subject to business approval.

Full-time role, 37.5 hours per week.

The successful applicant must be able tosatisfy and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks.