The Role

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Systems Engineer to assist our growing Systems function across a diverse range of projects. You will be involved in the definition and delivery of a wide variety of complex systems involving specialist sensors, electronics and signal processing firmware and software.

Taking an active role that spans the breadth of the systems development lifecycle, you will be involved in planning and executing system design and development, system and sub-system implementation as well as integration and testing, and will help gain customer acceptance ensuring all design requirements are met. This will involve generating and reviewing system design artefacts, hands on involvement with system integration and qualification, and participation in key meetings and design reviews.

If you would like the opportunity to work at one of the most adaptable and reactive engineering companies within the UK defence sector, we’d love to hear from you.

The Person We Need

• Experience delivering aspects of system design, implementation, test and integration, preferably in the defence domain.
• Awareness of the system lifecycle, design, development, testing, integration and acceptance.
• The ability to analyse and specify system acceptance requirements.
• Ability to produce high quality technical documentation.
• Appreciation of electronics, and software/firmware design principles.
• Have a high level of both verbal and written communication skills providing regular communication to internal and external stakeholders, customers, and suppliers.

What You Will Do

• Undertake design activities at varying levels across the development lifecycle.
• Meet technical requirements through all phases of design, integration and leading to customer acceptance.
• Develop and review technical documentation to support the project development and deliverables, including test plans, specifications and procedures.
• Undertake testing and qualification activities throughout the project.
• Identify project technical risks and opportunities.
• Liaise with the hardware, software and firmware engineering development teams to ensure that system designs achieve the operational performance requirements.Attendance and input to project design reviews with customers.
• Involvement with acceptance events at factory and external sites.
• Involvement in the safety, reliability and through-life support of products.
• Foster good working relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Supporting the research and development of products within the Company, improving engineering quality, efficiency and cost.

What We Offer

• Full lifecycle and career progression: You choose the direction of your career
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu: Gain up to 24 additional days per year 
• Flexible working: We operate on core working hours of 09:30 – 12:00 & 14:00 – 16:00
• Role-specific allowances: You won’t be out of pocket
• Holiday Closedown: Most employees are off between 24th December to the 2nd January
• Pension scheme: Competitive employer-matched scheme
• Private Medical Care: Access a network of 50+ private clinics and hospitals nationwide
• Training and upskilling: We are committed to your personal and professional development
• Employee Benefit schemes: Fancy a new Bike? Got your eye on some Tech?
• Gym discounts: Or the use of our onsite gym in our Chertsey office
• Company Tech: Laptops, mobiles, and home office equipment
• Relocation Package: Spend less time traveling and more time living

Why Drumgrange?

As a small-medium enterprise, we benefit from having a flat organisation structure with only a few levels between a junior role and a department head, so you can spend more time with technical application and less time wrangling with red tape. It also means that your voice is heard and there is plenty of opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact upon the business.

Roles here present fantastic opportunities to be involved across the whole design lifecycle, and with such a wide portfolio of products and capabilities, you can expect varied and career-expanding work that takes you across different engineering domains and environments.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. Please be aware that many of our roles will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities held, and your place of birth may limit the roles you can perform in our organisation.