Overview
Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager you will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimising systems and payloads for a family of unmanned Target Aircraft, used to represent various airborne threats. This role requires a strong understanding of systems design principles, requirements management, system integration, and V and V processes and methods. The Systems Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams, including avionics, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers, to ensure all systems meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
* Support V and V Engineering Lead in Test and Trial Operations at Ashford with occasional overseas travel.
* Take occasional ownership of V and V during Test and Trials Operations.
* Liaise within design engineering to ensure testing is sufficient to demonstrate compliancy with relevant requirements.
* Perform systems integration, including hardware, software, and mechanical components, ensuring seamless operation of avionics, propulsion, electrical, and payloads.
* Analyse and decompose system requirements.
* Translate requirements into detailed technical specifications for subsystems and component design.
* Write and review documentation, including design documentation, test and trial plans, test results and flight trial reports.
* Develop and maintain system architecture and documentation, including block diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), and systems engineering plans.
* Support the resolution of technical issues during development, testing, and certification processes.
* Provide guidance and troubleshooting expertise as needed.
* Participate in risk assessments and safety analyses.
* Participate in design reviews, providing technical expertise and ensuring that design and development processes adhere to the QinetiQ BMS and Design procedure.
* Contribute to the continuous improvement of the System Engineering/Design Process.
* Ensure a high standard of test specifications and test reports are produced throughout the V&V process.
* Support new product designs and major product change testing to ensure alignment to industry best practice and meeting customer requirements.
Qualifications
* You will be qualified to degree level in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field and have knowledge of aircraft systems architecture (e.g., avionics, propulsion).
* You will have excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and have experience in systems engineering within the aircraft or aerospace industry.
* Experience with requirements management and fundamentals of configuration management.
* Knowledge of flight control systems, navigation systems, as applied to unmanned target systems.
* Strong problem-solving and reasoning skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex systems.
* Good IT skills including MS Project and MS Office tools.
* Calm under pressure and able to work without supervision and adapt to changing requirements.
* Ability to turn complex requirements into simple and achievable plans.
* Experience in operating without supervision and reacting to changing requirements.
* Knowledge of verification processes is beneficial.
We are currently recruiting for a Systems Engineer to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Engineering Team. The QTS business specialises in the design and manufacture of a range of state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems, including the world-leading Banshee target. QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over forty countries worldwide, with QTS providing a complete managed service in over fifteen of these countries.
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