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Senior System Engineer

CBSbutler

Rochester

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GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Full time

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Job summary

An established industry player in Defence and Security is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to contribute to innovative projects across commercial and military platforms. This role involves understanding complex customer needs, developing system architectures, and integrating various technical disciplines. You will play a crucial role in ensuring systems meet rigorous safety and performance standards while mentoring junior engineers. With a focus on collaborative execution and best practices, this position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a supportive environment. Join a team where your expertise will make a significant impact on the future of defence systems.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme
Enhanced annual leave allowance
Company contributed Share Incentive Plan
Flexible working
Employee assistance programme
Cycle2work
Employee discounts
Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

  • Experience developing systems in control systems and real-time displays.
  • Proven skills in requirements management and design analyses.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate to develop, validate, and manage requirements.
  • Develop complex system architectures using Model Based Systems Engineering.
  • Guide and nurture talent in other engineers.

Skills

Systems Engineering
Requirements Management
Model Based Systems Engineering
Integration and Testing
Customer Liaison
Safety Assessment Processes
Cyber Security

Education

Degree in Systems Engineering
Degree in Electronic Engineering
Degree in Physics
Degree in Mathematics

Tools

DOORS
Siemens Polarion
Enterprise Architect
MATLAB
Simulink
SysML

Job description

This range is provided by CBSbutler. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Divisional Manager - Defence & Security @ CBSbutler
  • Rochester (4 days p/w onsite)

You’ll be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism.

What you’ll be doing: Senior Systems Engineer

  • Understanding our customers’ complex needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels
  • Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach
  • Integration, analysis and test of real time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems
  • Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes
  • Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers
  • Verifying that customer needs are satisfied
  • Steering new and improved systems development through implementation whilst making use of best practice systems lifecycle processes alongside techniques such as Learn First and Agile

Your skills and experiences: Senior Systems Engineer

  • Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, real time displays or other safety related systems, containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronics, mechanics, optics and/or software
  • Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML
  • A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)
  • Experience in integration, test, and verification of real time and/or safety related systems, with understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design
  • Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied
  • An understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to real time embedded engineering products

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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