Systems Engineer (Defence)

Location: Hybrid, 3–4 days per week in Glasgow or Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Salary: GBP 35,000–65,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global engineering and technology consultancy delivering engineering solutions across aerospace, defence, naval, automotive, energy, rail, and IT sectors in more than 35 countries.

What you will do

• Deliver systems engineering activities across the full V-model lifecycle, from requirements capture and architecture through integration, verification, validation, and delivery.
• Capture, manage, and maintain system requirements in DOORS or similar tools, ensuring traceability between design and testing.
• Define system architectures, interfaces, boundaries, and functional behaviour for complex real-time systems.
• Support and lead integration across embedded software and sensor subsystems.
• Plan and execute integration and system-level testing, including verification and validation activities.
• Contribute to design reviews, technical governance, risk-based decisions, defect management, upgrades, and configuration control.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in defence, aerospace, or other safety-critical environments.
• Experience with the left-hand side of the V-model, including requirements, design, and architecture.
• Hands-on requirements engineering experience, including elicitation, decomposition, and traceability.
• Experience with DOORS or similar requirements management tools, system interfaces, and complex system integration.
• Experience supporting integration, verification, and validation of complex systems.
• Willingness and eligibility to obtain SC security clearance are required. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or an equivalent technical military background, is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with opto-electronic, optical, or sensor-based systems.
• Knowledge of MBSE, SysML, or other systems modelling techniques.
• Experience decomposing complex systems into subsystem architectures.
• Knowledge of real-time embedded systems and test procedure development.
• Experience with maritime or defence programmes.

Culture & Benefits

• Learning, mentoring, and career development support.
• Private medical insurance, life insurance, and pension scheme.
• Cycle and Tech Scheme and employee assistance programme.
• Social events, regular gatherings, and team-building activities.
• Flexible working options depending on the role.