Senior Systems Engineer

Matchtech

📍 Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Full-time other-general Posted March 03, 2026

Job Description

Senior Systems Engineer

Guildford
Permanent | Full-Time
£65,000 - £80,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join a growing Systems team, leading complex space missions from LEO to GEO and beyond. This role offers full cradle-to-grave mission involvement, from concept and bid support through AIT, launch, commissioning, and operations - providing the chance to see your work delivered to space on a rapid timescale.

The role requires full on-site working initially. Once established, there may be the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week, subject to business and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

Lead system engineering activities across all project phases, from requirements through operations

Perform system-level design of space and ground segments, including mission analysis and trade-offs

Support bid and tender activities, working closely with Sales and Engineering teams