Your Mission
Join us in shaping the future of secure and innovative technologies across space and cybersecurity.
We are currently seeking a Senior System Engineer to join our team in Bath, UK, contributing to the UK QKD programme while supporting new and prospective projects and related activities. You will collaborate with Starion teams and partners in the UK, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Tasks and Activities
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Undertake Space Systems Engineering.
- Manage and deliver complex software and networking systems projects.
- Lead technical teams effectively.
- Manage Stakeholder relationships
- Oversee the development and writing of proposals, supporting sales in winning business.
What We’re Looking For
Ideally, you will have:
- Solid technical skills with experience working with complex software and networking systems.
- Ability to take technical leadership of a team of engineers.
- Capability to learn and understand complex systems.
- Good communications skills with clients, partner organisations, and colleagues, including senior leadership, working in an international environment.
- Sound knowledge of cyber security concepts and requirements.
- Satellite communications knowledge.
- Strong understanding of space system architectures and operations.
- Use of MBSE tools such as SysML for system design.
- Knowledge of operations of complex systems.
- Understanding of optical communication systems.
- Experience managing and writing proposals for commercial and institutional customers
- Occasional travel to customer, company or partner’s sites in the UK and Europe.
- Desire to work both autonomously and as part of a team, in an international multicultural environment.
- Solution oriented mindset, with a customer focused communication skill.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
Why Make the Move?
- Make an impact where it matters. Contribute to high profile projects supporting organisations such as ESA, EUMETSAT, the European Commission, NATO and national defence programmes.
- Work alongside some of Europe’s brightest minds. Join an international team of experts who thrive on collaboration, innovation and solving complex challenges that deliver real-world results.
- Grow beyond a single project. Join a growing international organisation and broaden your experience across a variety of projects and technical disciplines.
- Invest in your future. Benefit from ongoing training, mentoring and professional development opportunities designed to support both your personal and professional growth.
- Join a company that puts people first. Guided by our values of Integrity, Inspiration, Care and Collaboration, we offer a supportive culture, flexible working arrangements.
Equal Opportunities
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all candidates, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics.
As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process, we will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.
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