Design Engineer- Security Systems
Posted Today by Rullion Managed Services
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
Farnborough, Hampshire
Summary: The role of Security Solutions Design Engineer involves leading the design and implementation of large utilities-based projects, ensuring compliance with specifications and quality assurance procedures. The position requires a strong understanding of engineering processes and the ability to manage design submissions and changes throughout the project lifecycle. The engineer will also provide technical guidance and documentation to support project delivery. This is a remote position with occasional travel to client sites in Northampton or Warwick.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop designs to meet project specifications and contract requirements.
- Ensure implementation of the Clients Quality Assurance and Audit procedure.
- Oversee subcontract and supplier design submissions for compliance.
- Develop system architecture schematics and detailed design specifications.
- Create technical briefs and requirements for procurement and contracts.
- Provide technical input for system and layout drawings.
- Identify, manage, and control changes during project delivery.
- Lead technical role throughout the project lifecycle.
- Implement value engineering and continuous improvement solutions.
- Review installation to capture any changes and ensure accurate as-built documentation.
Key Skills:
- Proven ability in designing large, multi-discipline integrated systems.
- Ability to interpret technical documentation and develop functional specifications.
- Strong documentation and presentation skills for system design specifications.
- Good organizational skills and experience in operations teams.
- Comfortable advising site teams on construction sites.
- Ability to oversee supplier design activities and integrate external design information.
- Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in system integration or control system design.
- Full driving license and willingness to travel to client sites.
- Experience in high-end security design is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Farnborough
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Rullion are looking to recruit for the following role:Security Solutions Design Engineer ASAP StartEnd Date April 2026£400 Per dayOutside IR35Remote working with occasional travel to Northampton or Warwick Our client is currently searching for a senior Systems Engineer to join their busy team, delivering large utilities-based projects.As the Senior Systems Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring the various engineering activities through the course of a design and build project lifecycle.You will also be required to ensure a full understanding of the requirement specifications to ensure that design and construction are fully compliant. You will have a strong working knowledge of the client procedure documents referred to in the contract and relative to the engineering delivery process, ensuring that these requirements are incorporated fully.
The Systems Engineer will be required to:
- Develop designs to meet the requirement of the project specification and in accordance with the contract.
- Ensure full implementation of the Clients Quality Assurance and Audit procedure throughout all sectional phases of the project.
- Oversee subcontract and supplier design submissions to ensure full compliance with the contract specification and requirements.
- Develop system architecture schematics and a detailed design specifying the equipment and materials to be utilised within the solution and to meet the client's operational requirements.
- Create technical brief and requirement for each discipline for procurement and contractual agreement.
- Provide technical input to enable all system and layout drawings to be produced by the project CAD Engineer.
- Identify, Manage and control change
- Take the Lead Technical role throughout the project delivery.
- Implement demonstrable value engineering and continuous improvement solutions.
- Review the installation throughout the delivery phase to ensure any changes are captured.
- Provide the lead role in ensuring the as built documentation accurately reflects the installation.
Requirements
- Proven ability relating to the design of large, multi-discipline, integrated systems.
- Ability to interpret client's technical documentation and develop functional specifications for the overall solution.
- Proven ability to professionally document, illustrate and present detailed system design specifications, from initial planning through to system handover.
- Good organisational skills, Experience of working within operations teams, able to plan and communicate well with the team, suppliers and customers.
- Comfortable working on construction sites, technically advising site teams.
- Demonstrable ability to oversee supplier design activities, verify and integrate design information from external sources.
- Ability to communicate effectively with Technical and non-technical stake holders.
- Ability to interpret a performance-based specification, to develop to a working design
- Experience of working within an operations team with proven people skills; able to communicate at all levels.
- Full driving licence and a willingness to travel to client sites.
- Experience of high-end security design is an advantage but not essential.
- Experienced in system integration design, or control system design.
- Experienced in working on utilities construction sites (Gas/Electrical) with minimal supervision.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience of working with National Gas and/or National Grid design approval processes
- Experience in designing ISS solutions in a CNI environment
- SHEA Gas
- Networks - CISCO accreditation and/or relevant experience
- Electrical - Qualification in Electrical design or relevant experience
- Experienced with the latest regulations on wiring and the safe use and operation of electrical equipment and systems - BS 7671 18th Edition
- Security system technical experience
- Working knowledge of Eplan and/or Revitt
If available please submit CV and a member of the team will be in touch. Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.