Systems Engineer Part Time

Crawley, Sussex
Hernshead Recruitment Ltd

About this position:

We currently have a great opportunity for a Systems Engineer on a contract basis with a global engineering solutions company who have a proven track record serving the product lifecycle needs of high technology companies.

You will be working on the Spearhead project, you will primarily help to introduce new capabilities for an operational system using a novel, dynamic and fast-paced approach. This is an exciting opportunity in an area of the business currently undergoing rapid and sustained growth, both in domestic and export areas.

The individual is expected to be capable to take on the role of Systems Engineer for parts, or the whole, of a Sonar Design. This will entail acting as a technical leader for a capability integration team reporting to the Solution Engineering Manager & Project Design Authority.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with solution architects to analyse proposed capabilities against declared Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and reporting outcomes.
• Create design artefacts to support the integration of capability sub systems into S2087 domain in accordance with customer process.
• Create assurance artefacts, in accordance with customer processes, in preparation for technology demonstrations on land and sea going platforms.
• Manage requirements analysis activities to track the performance of capability candidates against customer specified metrics.
• Reviews the technical risks and opportunities and the related mitigation plans throughout the bid or project.
• System definition activities requirements definition, functional and physical definitions
• Preparation and presentation of system level design reviews
• Monitoring of emerging detailed design within various implementation teams acoustic, hardware, mechanical, software etc.
• Ensures, with the support of Specialty Engineering experts & Safety/HSE stakeholders that Solution design takes into account contract requirements and applicable legislation, rules & regulations, including product safety & security and Environmental/HSE requirements & standards, and that related certification activities are performed correctly.
• IVVQ planning and execution, including platform trials from time-to-time
• Requirements sell-off and contract acceptance with customer
• Analysis of system performance
• Alignment of Product vs Project – Contribute to business strategy and product development as required.
• Sound understanding of the development lifecycle and lifecycle products.

Experience Required:

• Evidence of capability against the following competences (INCOSE based):-
• Systems Thinking: System Concepts (context, complexity); Super-System Capabilities
• Systems Design Concept Generation; Architectural Design; Maintain Design Integrity; System Robustness;
• Safety Identifying Hazards;
• Strong analytical abilities with a methodical approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate technical issues to team members, Design Authorities and varying levels of senior management.
• Is a self-starter, capable of working on own initiative with a high level of integrity.
• Good people management skills and the ability to influence and challenge others Demonstrable relevant systems engineering design and development experience in the defence industry (typically complex systems with software content)
• Design Authority responsibility, or similar.
• Sensor-based system domain experience (from sensor, to (signal and data) processing, to operator), e.g. Radar, Sonar.
• Proven track record of articulating / defining system design, i.e. production of design definition such as SSDD, ICD.
• Proven track record of working in a complex Internal & External stakeholder environment, i.e. strong stakeholder management
• Bachelors Degree level, or equivalent, in engineering or relevant scientific discipline