Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF17613
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Senior Systems Engineer, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry's most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will join our team of highly technical multi-disciplined and enthusiastic engineers and project managers; and be responsible for Systems Engineering of the Electro Magnetic sensors and In Water equipment for projects within QinetiQ's maritime ranges.
Day-to-day, you will be tasked with working closely with the Engineering Delivery Manager and Work Package SME to apply systems engineering practice, technical leadership, and rigour to the Electro Magnetic and In-Water products and artifacts.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Implementing systems engineering practices aligned with program values
* Preparing In Water equipment sub-systems for Production Readiness Review and ensuring completion of design proving and production acceptance testing by the end of the financial year
* Plan and conduct a full system dry integration test in May/June 2025
* Manage weekly work package outputs, assigning and tracking tasks using project tracking tools (e.g., Kanban, Jira)
* Report monthly progress and work with the Project Manager / Engineering Delivery Manager to align the project plan with the current status, while managing technical output and addressing challenges
This role is 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.
Essential experience of the Senior Systems Engineer:
* You should have experience with product lifecycle management from design through to in-service
* You must have experience leading tasks in a Systems Engineering environment
Essential qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer:
We value difference and we do not have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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Our Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Generous holiday allowance
* Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
* Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days' additional leave
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
* Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you will get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in and diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role