Senior System Engineer

PE Global is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior System Engineer to join our client based in Cambourne, UK. The role is an initial 24-month contract and the rate for this role is £31 PAYE p/hour or £41.90…

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Contract type Contract
Posted 9 September 2026

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PE Global is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior System Engineer to join our client based in Cambourne, UK. The role is an initial 24-month contract and the rate for this role is £31 PAYE p/hour or £41.90 Umbrella p/hour.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and manage System, Hardware, Embedded, ATE, Software and Integration requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
- Contribute to the design and development of multidisciplinary connected device and IoT solutions.
- Define technical protocols and support system architecture and integration activities.
- Lead technical workstreams within multidisciplinary R&D projects.
- Provide technical problem solving and develop proof-of-concept solutions to address complex engineering challenges.
- Support the design and execution of testing, investigations and field testing activities.
- Work closely with System Engineers, Embedded Software Developers, Hardware Engineers, Integration Engineers and Backend and Frontend teams.
- Work within a Product and Platform team to deliver solutions that are valuable, viable, usable and technically feasible.
- Support the development and delivery of connected device products from discovery through to delivery.

Requirements
- BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Systems Engineering within multidisciplinary systems.
- Experience working with communication products, embedded systems, hardware and RF systems.
- Strong understanding of complex IoT systems and connected devices.
- Experience working on complex multidisciplinary engineering projects.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to assess technical challenges and compare alternative solutions.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work within a structured process environment.
- A hands-on approach with a strong interest in learning and innovation.
- Experience with Linux, Atlassian or Azure DevOps would be advantageous.
- Coding experience in C, C#, Java or Python would be advantageous.
- Experience with RF communication technologies such as BLE, Wi-Fi, LTE-M or LoRa would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of backend systems, serverless solutions and cloud-based infrastructure for IoT devices would be advantageous.
Additional Information
- Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days per week onsite in Cambourne.
- Some travel may be required depending on project requirements.
- The interview process will involve multiple stages, including CV review, technical interviews and a team-fit interview.
- Interviews may be conducted both online and onsite

Although it is not possible for us to respond to all applications, we at PE Global will do our upmost to give you feedback on your application. You have sent your Cv into us as a company and even though you have sent your CV to a particular position, we are making the reasonable assumption that you are active on the job market and as part of our normal recruitment service we will discuss other suitable positions with you. You are free to opt out of this so please specify in your application to us if you just want to be contacted in relation to a specific vacancy. Your Cv is sent to a central recruitment inbox which a number of people in the applicable PE Global division have access to and so this means that you might not be contacted by the named person in this advert

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