Marine Systems Engineer
Hybrid · London, England, United Kingdom or Reading, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Marine Systems Engineer needed to join Amentum’s Defence-focused team, working on submarine and surface vessel systems across the engineering lifecycle. Responsibilities include eliciting and managing stakeholder and system requirements with traceability, developing system architectures and artefacts (functional, logical, physical views), decomposing requirements from system to subsystem levels, collaborating with architects, developers and integration teams to ensure coherent designs, supporting verification and validation planning, and contributing to governance artefacts in line with MOD and industry standards. The role supports a hybrid model with UK-based base offices and flexible working patterns. Degree-qualified (Marine Engineering or related) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level with Chartered/ Incorporated status or ongoing CPD toward Chartered status is expected, along with experience in naval/marine systems engineering and ability to obtain security clearance. The organization emphasizes safety, integrity, collaboration, and mental wellbeing, and offers a comprehensive benefits package for UK employees.
Required Qualifications
- Degree qualification in Marine Engineering (or related subject such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering) at Bachelor’s or Master’s level
- Be a Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, or demonstrate ongoing CPD towards Chartered status
- Proven ability to solve complex marine systems engineering problems including trade-off analysis and design trade studies
- Experience in marine or naval systems engineering, ideally on warship or submarine design studies (surface combatants)
- Experience of working on naval ship studies and design activity during ship acquisition
- Ability to translate customer ideas and capability requirements into design solutions and apply Defence Standards
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and obtain a security clearance
- Experience as Marine Systems Engineer within Defence or complex system environments
- Experience producing high-quality, well-structured reports within tight timescales
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