Role: Senior Systems Engineer Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire - on-site Rate: £50.00 - £75.00 per hour Inside IR35 Duration: 12 months Experienced Senior Systems Engineer needed on contract in Ampthill, Bedfordshire to work on cutting edge systems within the defence industry. Candidates will need to be eligible for SC clearance; 5+ years'' UK residency and UK nationality. What the role of the Senior Systems Engineer entails: Specific role scope of the Senior Systems Engineer will be subject to assigned programme but will include a range of systems engineering activities: Classical requirements management and development. Verification Planning. Trade Studies. Research Projects. What experience you need to be the successful Senior Systems Engineer: Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large scale systems development programme, ideally in the Command and Control domain. Experienced of modelling and simulation (Matlab/Simulink). Experience in the Verification and Validation lifecycle. Development of Verification and Acceptance (VandA) statements. Knowledge of Comms and RF Network Architectures. Change proposal assessment and embodiment. Working understanding of relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD and industry best practice. Understand nuances of system limitations and behaviours at system level. This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as ..... full job details .....