Software Engineer

JOB TITLE: Software Engineer
CLIENT: Defence/Engineering Manufacturer
JOB TYPE: Permanent
LOCATION: Essex

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

THE POSITION WILL INVOLVE WORKING WITH THE IPS BU (INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS - BUSINESS UNIT) ENGINEERING & PROJECT TEAM, THE SYSTEM ENGINEERING ROLE REQUIRES AN EXPERIENCED SYSTEMS ENGINEER WITH AN ELECTRICAL/HIGH POWER ELECTRONICS BACKGROUND..

THE PRIMARY TASKS OF THIS ROLE ARE:

THE SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL USE THEIR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO AID THE DELIVERY OF A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS TO BOTH THE INTERNAL AND/OR EXTERNAL CUSTOMER, USING A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH, ENSURING THE CUSTOMER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ARE CAPTURED WITHIN THE DESIGN WITHOUT COMPROMISE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

* Demonstratable experience of using customer facing meetings to capture system requirements.
* The ability to build ongoing relationships both with customers and internal stakeholders to aid the capture, analysis and negotiation of system requirements.
* Demonstrable experience of the application of the systems engineering approach to complex activities is essential.
* A technical understanding of complex electro mechanical product and associated software systems is required.
* Functional analysis experience is required for this role.
* Requirements document generation is required.
* Design documentation and ICD generation is required.
* A proven ability to "sell" new processes on the basis of the benefits that will accrue from the systems engineering approach is essential.
* Proactive and very high quality verbal and written communication skills, including active listening skills are required in this role.
* Practical experience of all stages of the full systems development life cycle is required.
* The ability to develop validation procedures and perform validation and verification activities is required.
* THE CANDIDATE SHOULD BE A SELF STARTER AND A TEAM PLAYER.

SPECIFIC DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCIES ARE REQUIRED IN THIS ROLE, INCLUDING THE PROVEN ABILITY TO:

* Identify the requirements of clients for engineering products or processes
* Determine engineering requirements for products or processes
* IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO MEET TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS

* Extensive experience of the IBM DOORS requirements management tool is essential.
* Extensive experience of MS Visio
* MS OFFICE SOFTWARE - WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE UK

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