System Engineer Location: Kent (commutable from surrounding areas) Sector: Defence, Electro-Optics, Precision Engineering Employment Type: Permanent Posted by: Winsearch Engineering and Technical Recruitment Specialists Overview Winsearch is supporting a leading manufacturer within the defence and precision engineering sector in the recruitment of an experienced System Engineer.This role offers the opportunity to contribute across the entire product lifecycle from concept design through to end-of-life developing and delivering advanced electro-mechanical systems. Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, the successful candidate will play a key role in systems analysis, requirements capture, and cross-disciplinary integration involving electronics, mechanical, and software teams.You ll also work closely with commercial, operations, and quality functions to support new business opportunities, generate technical proposals, and provide accurate project estimates that support both innovation and delivery excellence. Key Responsibilities Analyse, capture, and produce specifications for complex systems and products. Collaborate with business development teams to prepare technical responses, proposals, and documentation that align with commercial objectives. Support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process by identifying technical risks and proposing robust mitigation strategies. Apply best-practice systems engineering principles and introduce cost-effective, innovati