Senior Modelling and Simulation Engineer at Nova Systems · Bristol

Senior Modelling and Simulation Engineer

Location: Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Nova Systems is a global engineering services and technology solutions company, with strategically located offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. We play a key part in keeping the global community safe. We pride ourselves in being responsive to our customers and are committed to delivering our solutions in a timely way. Small enough to care, big enough to matter, we leverage the benefits of scale for our clients.

What makes Nova Systems truly unique, is our people, it’s where the best and brightest minds come together to challenge, collaborate, and innovate. At Nova Systems we see things differently. We bring (and take) a different perspective.

Our Vision - to be a global systems innovator.

Our Purpose - To make our world safe and secure.

The Type of Work

Nova Systems uses synthetic environments to support the customer to rapidly explore concepts within a synthetic environment through experimentation. This is done by leveraging commercial and military synthetic environments, modelling and data analytics tools to enable mission-level experimentation supporting future concepts and capability decisions. Working closely with domain experts you support our customers developing requirements, delivering concept capability demonstrations and assessing industry responses and delivery in our role providing Independent Technical Support.

The Role - Senior Modelling and Simulation Engineer

As one of our Senior Engineers, you will be responsible for delivering engineering coherence in support of Modelling and Simulation (M&S) projects that are currently being delivered by Nova. The work will include translating user requirements into engineering designs that can be delivered by software / hardware engineers. Then monitor the delivery of engineering aspects to check for quality and timeliness of delivery. The work may also require getting involved in the development of M&S products across the development lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide support to the development of M&S capabilities ensuring they are delivered on time and to quality.
• Comfortable working with software engineers and data analysts solving complex technical issues.
• Comfortable explaining M&S capabilities to non-technical audiences (including military operators).
• Proactive engagement across the team to resolve issues as they occur.
• Supporting other team members through the engineering lifecycle, including translation of user requirements.
• Leading the technical delivery of customer demonstrations / presentations.

Essential Requirements:

• Understanding of, and leading teams through the engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge of software development approaches
• Testing and acceptance of software/hardware
• Generating user stories for engineering delivery
• Use of engineering tools such as task management (i.e. Jira)
• Generation of minimum viable products / concept capability demonstrators

Desirable Requirements

• Defence Modelling & Simulation (M&S)
• Air and/or Maritime domain knowledge.
• Development of simulation systems and integration/federation.
• Rapid concepting and prototyping of M&S capabilities.
• Exposure to simulation integration, automation frameworks, or data-driven experimentation.

Security Requirements:

• UK National (No Dual Nationals) *
• Eligible for and able to maintain SC clearance.
• Willingness to pursue higher clearance if required by project needs.

*Please note - This role requires pre-employment screening in line with the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). In relation to our work for defence, security and intelligence this role requires applicants and our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals (ie those born in the UK and holding only a UK Passport) will be eligible for this role.

Why Join Us

At Nova Systems, you’ll be part of a mission-driven team that values innovation, trust, and collaboration. We offer a supportive environment for learning and development, backed by our professional development allowance, mentoring, and opportunities to work on impactful UK and global defence projects.

Salary Range £65,000 to 80,000

We are hiring 2 Senior level Modelling and Simulation / Systems engineers - and are open to level of experience you bring; this will be reflected the salary we can offer and in line with our internal salary benchmarking.

Our Benefits & Perks

• 8.5% Matched Salary Sacrifice Pension
• Annual Professional Development Allowance
• 5 days Development Leave
• 25 days Annual Leave + UK Public Holidays
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Reservist Leave
• Loyalty Leave
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Upto 6 Weeks Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reward & Recognition Programme
• Discounts and more
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Free Parking
• Travel expenses paid to client sites (Consultants)

Location and Ways of Working

The role supports hybrid working, with a mix of home, office and onsite work. The team comes together onsite to integrate and test when needed, with client/onsite travel expenses and accommodation covered where required. You can be based anywhere in the South of the UK, provided you are happy to travel for onsite collaboration. Travel to your contracted office (Stokenchurch or Bristol) for non-client work is at your own cost. Regular travel to Lincolnshire or Hampshire is likely, with occasional travel elsewhere in the UK. The expected pattern is around 2–3 days with clients, with the remaining time spent in Nova offices or working from home, agreed with you.

Interview Process

1. MS Teams Screen call with Talent Partner
2. MS Teams Interview with Hiring Manager / Snr Team Member
3. Final interview / meet the team - In Person at one of our Offices

• May include pre briefed case study / research presentation
• Right to work documents must be provided at this stage if not before.

We are committed to increasing diversity of staff within Nova Systems International and within the aerospace and engineering sector. We welcome applications from everyone who meets the requirements of the role description, and we are committed to equal opportunity, equal treatment, and respect for every individual.
At Nova Systems International we are proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognize the value that serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and military families bring to our business.

We offer, and value, flexible working and we are also proud to be committed to mental health awareness and to actively support the wellbeing of our team. If you have special access requirements, please do let us know.


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