Systems Engineer/Systems Design Engineer - Defence/Naval/Marine

Systems Engineer/Systems Design Engineer - Defence/Naval/Marine/Requirements Capture

Introduction:

Capital International is currently recruiting a contract Senior Systems Engineer for a defence electronic systems specialist. This is an exciting opportunity to support existing and future projects within a major engineering business group.

The successful candidate will need to have experience of electronic system design/development in the defence industry, preferably the Naval/Marine domain.

Overview of role:

You will be responsible for managing and conducting System Engineering activities throughout the complete lifevcycle of a project, often acting as a project System Design Authority (SDA).

Some of the knowledge and skills required for the role:

*Familiarity with the whole system/product life cycle.
*Experience of capture and analysis of functional and non-functional requirements.
*Experienced in synthesising high-level requirements through to design requirements.
*Experience of system design development and planning
*Experienced in developing verification/validation/acceptance plans and procedures.
*Experience of assessing designs against requirements.
*Experience of system commissioning, integration and acceptance.
*Broad knowledge of Systems Engineering methodologies, processes and tools
*Working knowledge/appreciation of software electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities include:

*Being the technical point of contact with the customer and subcontractors
*Writing the project System Requirements Specifications
*Developing and documenting the System Design through System Design Specifications and Interface Specifications
*Ensuring compliance of the design to the technical requirements and project constraints (eg cost)
*Defining the system's sub-systems and their requirements including hardware and software
*Developing and continually refining the system acceptance strategy, and verification method for each system requirement. This includes writing the Acceptance Management Plan and Test Specifications.
*Ensuring the specification, design and acceptance are fully traceable

Important information:

Please note that due to the nature of the project, the successful candidate must be capable of attaining SC clearance as a minimum.

If this position sounds of interest, please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss the role in more detail.

Capital International Staffing Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.