Systems Architect

Systems Engineer – Architect (MBSE)

Location: Bristol — onsite
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £35–£39 per hour, all inclusive
IR35: Outside IR35

SC Engineering Group is recruiting a Systems Engineer – Architect (MBSE) to support the development and delivery of complex systems using Model-Based Systems Engineering methodologies.

The role covers the full systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture development, interface management, integration, verification and validation. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure systems meet customer, regulatory and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities from concept through verification, validation and acceptance.

• Develop and maintain system requirements, functional architectures and physical architectures.

• Perform requirements analysis, decomposition, allocation and traceability.

• Develop and maintain MBSE models using SysML and industry-standard modelling tools.

• Create behavioural, structural, requirements, parametric and interface models.

• Define system architectures and interface specifications.

• Conduct trade studies and design analysis to support architecture decisions.

• Support system integration and model-based verification and validation.

• Establish modelling standards, governance and best practices.

• Maintain the digital thread and continuity across engineering disciplines.

• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Support technical reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and PRR.

• Ensure architectures comply with customer and regulatory requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Significant systems engineering experience within complex programmes.

• Experience applying MBSE methodologies across the systems engineering lifecycle.

• Strong SysML modelling capability.

• Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect or Capella.

• Knowledge of requirements management tools such as DOORS, DOORS Next, Jama or Polarion.

• Experience in requirements management and configuration management.

• Understanding of architecture frameworks and systems engineering standards.

• Strong interface management and requirements traceability skills.

• Experience planning and executing verification and validation activities.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

To apply, send your CV to SC Engineering Group or contact us to discuss the contract.