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Senior systems engineer

London
Defence
Systems engineer
Posted: 9 January
Offer description

Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield-find your place in the future of defense.
Job Description
The Engineering function manages a portfolio of specialist capabilities, generating highly differentiated solutions and products by applying electronic, mechanical, and software technologies in demanding and critical environments to meet customer needs.
Responsible for / Key responsibilities
Report to and support the Systems discipline lead across the totality of the Systems assigned work packages and tasking to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.

Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.

Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome.

Responsible for the contributing towards the design, development and delivery of the Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.

Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more project work packages, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.

Work closely with the system, hardware, firmware and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.

Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event.

Actively contribute to and/or lead defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost.

Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives.

Contribute towards and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.

Work closely with discipline lead/s, project management and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin.

Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.

Reviews and signs off significant technical documents; frequently supports chairs in technical reviews for significant deliverables.

Explain technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties.

Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.

Support and offer value add improvements to the Systems discipline to grow the overall capability as a whole.

Develop to achieve a specific Subject Matter Expertise, recognised as the company expert, in a specific subject matter, such as a specific practice, tool, product type or technical area.

Role requirements
Essential:
Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Defence/Aerospace industry experience.

Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycles.

Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design.

Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.

Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and technology trends.

Experience of DOORS, UML, SEBoK, Enterprise Architect and SysML.

Experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment.

Desirable:
INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP

Technical management experience of a team of systems engineers

Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required.

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
Our Benefits
Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:
Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

25 days' holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days

Pension Contribution

4 x Life Assurance Cover

Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday

Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more

Security Clearance Allowance - where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance

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