Senior Mission Systems Engineer

QinetiQ

Full-time Engineers
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Location
Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Posted
July 12, 2026

Job Description

The Role

As a Senior Mission Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the future of mission systems capability, developing innovative solutions that enhance operational effectiveness across complex defence and aerospace environments.

Day-to-day, you’ll work as part of our Mission Solutions team, applying your expertise in systems engineering, modelling, software development, data fusion and analysis to support the design, development, integration and evaluation of advanced mission systems. You will contribute to projects spanning the entire sensor-to-effect chain, helping to develop next-generation capabilities including AI and machine learning-enabled solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and enhancing mission systems through modelling, analysis and systems engineering techniques

  • Designing, developing and integrating software solutions using tools such as Python, MATLAB and C++

  • Supporting t...