Systems Engineer -

Offshore OMPA support and supply the highest quality workforce for both the onshore and offshore operations of the renewables, oil & gas, telecommunications and marine industries.

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our client on a permanent OR contract basis! Details are below:

Role: Systems Engineer
Start Date: April, 2026
Style: Permanent OR Contract
Location: Plymouth, UK
Salary: £50,000 – £70,000 + package (experience dependent)

We are looking for someone who has the below requirements:

• Demonstrated experience as a Systems Engineer covering the full development lifecycle
• Strong requirements analysis and management skills
• Experience in architectural design and system decomposition
• Awareness of internal (board-to-board or processor-to-peripheral) and external (unit-to-unit/network) data bus standards
• Experience creating test plans, test cases, procedures, and executing test programmes
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or similar
• Familiarity with version control systems such as SVN, Git, or Teamwork Cloud
• Exposure to industrial, automotive, or aerospace standards (e.g., IEC61508, ISO26262, DO-178C, DO-254)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with customers and key stakeholders to understand and capture system-level use cases, concept of operations, and requirements
• Develop and own system architecture
• Interface with Systems, Software, Electrical, and Mechanical engineering stakeholders
• Develop requirement specifications for each component of the system
• Support system integration for real-time embedded systems, including hardware/software interfaces
• Ensure requirement-to-requirement and requirements-to-test traceability throughout design
• Develop test cases and procedures against requirements and execute tests
• Apply logical and innovative problem-solving across software, hardware, and system levels
• Provide inputs to project planning, estimations, and progress reporting
• Contribute to development of complex embedded systems from concept through delivery

Skills & Experience

• Experience with SysML tools such as Enterprise Architect (EA) or Cameo
• Ability to read and interpret schematics
• Experience in algorithm development and specification
• Data analysis and algorithm development experience, including MATLAB

Desirable

• • Experience in Control Systems Engineering
  • Experience with Kalman Filters and Integrated Navigation
  • Experience in Digital Signal Processing
  • Experience with platforms utilising inertial sensors and associated requirements
  • Hands-on experience with solid-state MEMS gyroscopes or accelerometers
  • Electrical or software design and development experience
  • Ability to use an emulator for on-chip debugging
  • Experience using COTS test equipment in a lab environment (oscilloscopes, bus analysers, etc.)
  • Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing
  • Experience with auto-code generation using MATLAB

    If you are interested please ‘apply’ below or email your CV to Raffanr@offshorempa.com and we can discuss in further detail!

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