Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

Baker Hughes

Nailsea, United Kingdom

Senior Systems Engineer plays a key role across both tender development and full‑lifecycle technical delivery of subsea control systems. This position combines customer‑facing application engineering with systems engineering expertise to define system architecture, manage requirements, ensure robust integration, verification, and acceptance of complex subsea control solutions. The role ensures technical compliance, supports commercial competitiveness, and drives successful project execution from initial concept through final system handover.

As an Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Leading tender studies, developing technical proposals, and supporting commercial teams with compliant, competitive subsea control system offerings.
• Reviewing client specifications, preparing technical documentation (writeups, risk registers, compliance), and supporting customer negotiations.
• Defining system architecture, requirements, and interfaces using Systems Engineering principles throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Maintaining system models, generating requirement specifications, and producing design review and functional design materials.
• Assessing new technologies and ensure alignment with overall system design intent and project constraints.
• Defining Verification & Validation strategies and producing supporting design verification evidence.
• Managing technical changes through a controlled change management and impact assessment process.
• Supporting system integration, testing, acceptance, and ensure compliance with industry standards and subsea control system best practice.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
• Have strong experience with subsea control systems and Systems Engineering practices (ISO‑15288 or equivalent).
• Have proven technical involvement across full lifecycle engineering projects, including requirements, design, and verification.
• Have experience in tendering, technical proposal development, or engineering project management.
• Have knowledge of control system technologies, communication architectures, and subsea design considerations.
• Be able to engage confidently with customers and support technical discussions and negotiations.
• Have strong prioritization, problem‑solving skills, and ability to work under pressure.
• Have a permanent work permit in UK.