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Job Title


System Engineer


Company : The Planet Group


Location : Plymouth, England


Created : 2026-01-08


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

The Planet Group have recently been engaged by a market leading manufacturer of high-tech sensors who are looking for a Contract Systems Engineer to join the team on an initial 6-month contract based in Plymouth. The project will likely extend long term, and we would like to have this operating on a hybrid pattern with 2 days per week onsite to support business needs. Key activities:Requirements generation and management. Development of systems verification procedures and completion of verification test activities. You will be required to interface with stakeholders on many factors covering Systems, Software, Electrical & Mechanical engineeringEssential Responsibilities:Providing inputs to project planning, estimations and progress reportingSystems requirements definition, management and validationSystems integration – real-time embedded systems, hardware/software. Systems verification – test procedure development, requirements to test traceability, unit-based testing. To understand hardware and embedded software architectures and implementations, and the interfaces between each otherBe aware of internal (board/board or processor/peripheral) and external (unit to unit/network) data bus standards.Logical and innovative problem-solving skills that can span systems/software/hardwareUnderstanding of Industrial, Automotive and Aerospace standardsKey Requirements:Established experience working as a Systems Engineer through the full development life cycleCompetence with SYSML management tools such as EA (or Cameo) is preferred Strong understanding of requirement captureBe able to read and interpret schematicsPrevious experience utilising DOORS (or similar) to manage requirements Experience with version control e.g. SVN, GitData analysis and algorithm development experience, incl. use of MatlabDesirable Skills:Experience or knowledge of solid-state (MEMS) gyroscopes and accelerometersElectrical or software design and development experience Able to use an emulator for on chip debuggingAble to use COTS TE (‘scope, bus analysers etc.) in lab environmentYou must be eligible for BPSS (Baseline Clearance) to be considered for this position. If you would like to find out more, please apply in the first instance.We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Each company within the Planet Equity Group is a “data controller” Full details regarding how we hold your data is available within our Privacy Notice accessible at our website.