Senior Systems Engineer

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Indra is one of the leading global technology and consulting companies and the technological partner for core business operations of its customers worldwide. It is a world-leader in providing proprietary solutions in specific segments in Transport and Defence markets, and the leading firm in Digital Transformation Consultancy and Information Technologies in Spain and Latin America through its affiliate Minsait. Its business model is based on a comprehensive range of proprietary products, with a high-value focus and with a high innovation component. In the 2025 financial year, Indra achieved revenue of £5.5 billion, 60,000+ employees, a local presence in 46 countries and business operations in over 140 countries.

As the technological partner for its customers’ key operations, Indra is at the core of their business, and Indra’s four values guide everything we do:

Innovation - Our capacity for innovation, cutting-edge solutions, and specialised team of professionals enables us to drive a safer, more connected future through technology.

Trust - We work with strength, commitment, and reliability, delivering quality solutions to build trust with customers, employees, partners, investors, and society.

Connection - We harness the power of collaboration, connect ideas and solutions, and adapt to our customers’ needs, supporting them on the path to a better future.

Foresight - We anticipate future needs to make the world safer and more connected, transforming our experience and knowledge into solutions for a better tomorrow.

Indra is a global player in the international market in Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems. It has over 100 years of experience in ATM solutions, with over 4000 installations in over 160 countries. 85% of air passengers in the world travel using Indra technology at some point during the flight.

Indra Micro Nav is dedicated to enhancing global air traffic safety and proficiency through our advanced simulation systems. Our mission is to equip air navigation service providers, military organisations, and aviation training institutions with unparalleled technology and solutions. We strive to develop the world's best-trained air traffic controllers, ensuring they are prepared to meet the evolving demands of air traffic management with excellence and precision.

By continuously pushing the boundaries of technology and service, Micro Nav aims to set the global benchmark for quality, reliability, and advancement in air traffic control solutions, contributing significantly to the future of safe and efficient airspace management worldwide.

As a Senior Systems and Requirements Engineer you will be reporting to the Head of Quality Assurance and Systems and will be responsible for providing requirements analysis and systems engineering support for the following business functions: Product development for customer projects and R&D, Sales & Marketing and Customer Support.

The ideal candidate will be required to demonstrate versatility (to deal with a wide range of tasks) and flexibility (to deal with rapid changes in priority). The ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently is essential. 

The senior role will include customer facing activities to gather accurate requirements. 

This role is full time at 37.5 hours per week.

• Ensure accurate capture of the customer requirements, covering solution architecture, development of new and updated features and data interfaces to third-party systems. 
• Represent the company during activities with customers, integration partners and end-users including requirements gathering, critical design reviews and integration activities held either on-site or via on-line meetings. 
• Ensure customer requirements are translated into software requirements which: 
• · Reflect the proposed solution architecture. 
• · Reflect the operational needs. 
• · Provide a suitable platform for software testing. 
• · Will be accepted by the customer first time. 
• Review solutions to ensure that they address the corresponding functional requirements and that the proposed solution meets both customer needs and any identified internal needs. 
• Provide system level guidance and technical advice, as required, to other departments. 
• Ensure that the requirements baseline for each product is maintained. 
• Comply with the requirements of the company Quality Management System. 
• Maintain awareness of, and acquire knowledge on, specialist technical topics – as required – to support specific project and internal needs. 
• Support activities for process improvement in the systems team and related functions of the business. 

Requirements

Technical requirements

• Knowledge of Systems engineering best practice.
• Advanced understanding of ATC operational protocols and procedures.
• Knowledge and use of the Windows family of operating systems.

Education & experience

• Knowledge/experience of engineering practices, processes, methods, and tools; including requirements engineering and solution architecting.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Deriving of requirements on system components, to fulfil the high-level customer requirements.
• Preparing detailed requirements specifications to control the development and testing of software.
• Strong PC literacy, good overall IT skills and appreciation of common hardware and software products.
• Understanding of requirements management tools.
• Understanding of MS Office tools.
• Experience/knowledge of ATC/ATM environment.

Benefits

• Electric vehicle lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted shopping
• Health care cash back scheme
• Discount on local gym membership
• Free bakery goods on a Friday to thank you for your week
• Free fruit every day
• Subsidised snacks – proceeds to charity
• Discounted access to financial advisor
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off
• Life Assurance 4 x salary
• Long service awards
• Free car parking
• Recruitment referral scheme

Indra is an equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law