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Principal Systems Engineer
Location: Cowes
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £60 per hour PAYE or £81.05 per hour Umbrella
Responsibilities
Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex phased array Radar Systems that customers and end-user communities are facing.
Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of principle system parameters to characterise and specify robust product design.
Demonstrate detailed and comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles relating to Systems Engineering and supporting governance and be able to apply knowledge to a wide range of engineering issues within own discipline and other engineering disciplines.
Apply and champion the Systems Engineering principles of ISO 15288 to the design and build of complex Radar systems through the entire engineering lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system support and disposal.
Support a Radar Product System Design Authority in product engineering development & customer engagement as directed.
Lead the decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system level and manage these in an approved toolset such as IBM DOORS Next and create and/or facilitate production of associated design requirement specifications.
Develop, review and adhere to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements.
Direct and undertake system design decomposition and architectural modelling to subsystem level, including associated external and internal interface definition & manage architectural models in an approved toolset such as CATIA Magic (Cameo) or Enterprise Architect.
Direct and undertake system integration, test planning and execution.
Define and articulate verification and validation acceptance strategies to demonstrate the adherence of modelled algorithmic solutions to system & performance requirements across a wide range of operational scenarios, supporting production of customer acceptance evidence.
Lead technical reviews, verification and approval of engineering technical design and documentation, ensuring compliance with customer, legislative and business requirements.
Facilitate the production of estimates to support the engineering development of products.
Be a technical focus point for development and analysis activities, including preparing and presenting technical aspects to required stakeholders and providing guidance to own team and beyond.
Maintain a good working knowledge of contemporary Systems Engineering practices including Model Based Engineering, digital threads, cyber security and safety procedures.
Proven Ability / Key Skills
Breadth of knowledge in Systems Engineering and can apply the principles of Systems Engineering to Radar system development across the entire engineering development lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system support and disposal.
Expert in principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and demonstrates expert understanding, knowledge and proven ability of Systems Engineering, with systems thinking and the application of holistic approaches to complex problems.
Be well versed in appropriate System Engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288, ISO 24641).
Knowledge of requirements management (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration management.
Proven ability of working with and leading large scale complex system designs.
Knowledge of all aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and associated tools (e.g. JIRA).
Additional
Please note, due to the sensitive nature of the project involved all applicants must be capable of gaining a UK MOD Security Clearance to SC level
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