Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our clients team on a contract basis.

Key skills required for this role

Systems Engineer, MBSE, Matlab

Important

Senior Systems Engineer

Job description

Location: Glenrothes (3 days per week onsite, average)

Duration: 12 month contract

Rate: Inside IR35

About the role:

Our client is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support within their Weapons & Sensors team. This team uses cutting edge technology, adopting a digital engineering approach, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to learn and develop their skills and knowledge. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of projects within the Defence & Security industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements Management: Capture, analyze, and manage system requirements, ensuring that they are well defined, verifiable, and traceable throughout the product lifecycle.
• System Design: Design and optimize system architectures and components to meet requirements while considering constraints such as performance.
• Interface Management: Oversee and manage the technical interfaces between subsystems and external systems, ensuring interoperability.
• Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V): Develop and implement IV&V plans and procedures, ensure system compliance with requirements.
• Product Qualification: Lead efforts to ensure systems meet necessary certifications and standards for the defence/aerospace industry.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support root cause analyses and problem resolution for system issues.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in the defence or aerospace sector.
• Proven track record in requirements management, system design, interface management, IV&V, and product qualification.
• Familiarity with defence and/or aerospace standards and regulations.
• Proficiency with engineering tools for modelling, simulation, and analysis.

Desirable Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication abilities, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Experience with DOORS, MBSE, MATLAB.
• Leadership/Management of engineering personnel.