Job Description
Looking to join an innovative company? The company not only produces products which are used in some of the most challenging environments in the world but has a number of awards under their belt!
Important: Due to the level of security clearance required, all applicants must be eligible to obtain UKEYES ONLY clearance, and therefore be a Sole UK citizen.
Working: This role is full-time office-based with possible flexible working hours.
Want to join a business whose capabilities address the highest classification levels of High Grade and Type 1 Security, across a growing and thriving sector?
A reputable business that has a number of awards, most recently named as an award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!
Brand new site for 2023! Onsite Café, free parking, table tennis, and more!
Full range of company benefits, flexible working, training, development, and clear career progression!
Overview:
The Engineering function manages specialised capabilities to develop unique solutions using electronic, mechanical, and software technologies for challenging environments, tailored to customer requirements.
The Project/Systems Engineering team provides expertise across all project stages, ensuring compliance with project and regulatory requirements. They enhance the company's systems engineering practices, focusing on system requirements, architecture, design, integration, cost-effectiveness, and manufacturability. Professionals in this role apply extensive technical knowledge to make informed decisions independently, serving as mentors and handling complex challenges autonomously.
Key Responsibilities:
* Represents the Systems discipline as a senior member/leads SE for the totality of the Systems assigned work packages and tasking to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.
* Supports the Engineering Project Lead (EPL) in delivering the engineering obligations of a project, to the agreed plans, budget, and schedule.
* Responsible for all aspects of the development of 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 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 numerous project work packages, or projects, 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, coordinate, and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event.
* Lead, manage, and report on 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.
* Ensure 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 other discipline leads, 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.
* Review and sign off significant technical documents; frequently support 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.
* Actively support and offer value add improvements to the Systems discipline to grow the overall capability as a whole.
* As required, support recruitment, early careers development, and STEM engagement.
* Lead others, in Systems and outside, to develop greater awareness and implementation of a systems approach and practices.
* Develop to achieve a specific Subject Matter Expertise, recognised as the company expert, in a specific subject matter, such as a specific practice, tools, product type, or technical area.
* Accept Line Management duties, proactively leading and coaching reports, aiding the creation of development plans and managing their execution, whilst measuring and supporting continuous improvement in others.
Experience Needed:
* Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software, or Systems Engineering.
* 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.
* Technical and Line management experience of a team of systems engineers.
* 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:
* Experience in the Defence/Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
* INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP.
* Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required.
If you feel like you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to reach out and apply.
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