Space Systems Engineer

About the job you're considering

Capgemini Engineering is looking for Space Systems Engineering Consultants to join our rapidly growing team to support one of the UK's leading Aerospace organisations.

Our portfolio of projects includes work at all stages of the system lifecycle, from concept definition to in-service support. We also offer consultancy services to improve organisations' systems capabilities and enable digital transformation.

Capgemini operates a hybrid working model with a combination of office and home-based working. This role will require approximately half of the time to be spent working in offices in Stevenage.

At Capgemini Engineering, we value excellence, care, responsibility, dynamism, and innovation. We offer a job with variation that leaves plenty of room for initiative and development. In fact, we are not just offering you a job; we're inviting you to be part of our community where we will provide you with training, tools, and grounds for professional and personal growth. Each career pathway is accompanied by an attractive salary package.

Your Role

As a consultant within Capgemini, you will be working alongside some of the top experts in the country, on some of the largest and most complex client engagements across the space sector. You will be given the opportunity to grow and take on responsibility from day one in a challenging but rewarding and meritocratic environment.

1. Concept, Development, Validation and Verification (V&V) of Space systems.
2. Leading end-to-end change management across the product V-cycle.
3. Supporting the formulation, decomposition, validation, and full traceability of system requirements.
4. Planning, execution, and summarizing V&V tasks.
5. Facilitating cross-functional team collaboration and liaising with specialists and discipline leads.
6. Test campaign support, test requests preparation, and results analysis.
7. Managing requirements and V&V using IBM Rational DOORS.
8. Technical documentation and analysis.
9. Managing document release with the Windchill platform.
10. Non-compliance management.
11. Consulting with stakeholders to elicit and manage their capability needs and define requirements.
12. Proposing solutions to address client needs.
13. Supporting bid work, including costing and technical proposal generation for future system studies.
14. Presenting at meetings and workshops.

We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone.

Your Skills and Experience

1. Proven experience and knowledge of space systems.
2. Knowledge of V-cycle and change management process.
3. Strong understanding of Systems Engineering theory and processes.
4. Proven experience and knowledge of product development, validation, and verification.
5. Knowledge and experience of aerospace testing, methods, and processes.
6. Knowledge of mechanical systems, thermodynamics, and chemical propulsion.
7. Experience using systems engineering tools including IBM Rational DOORS and Windchill.
8. Proficient in MS Office and Google Suite.
9. Comfortable handling ambiguity & uncertainty.
10. Knowledge and experience of certification is an advantage.
11. Knowledge of ARP4754A and DO178C is an advantage.
12. Knowledge and experience of MBSE and SysML modelling languages is an advantage.

Don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.

Your Security Clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.

What does 'Get The Future You Want' mean for you?

You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Why you should consider Capgemini

When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world.