Systems Engineer (remote/flexible working)
- Employer
- QuEST Global Engineering
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary with benefits
- Closing date
- 12 Aug 2021
We have requirements for individuals at Principal and Senior Systems Engineer level, or looking to step into a senior role, within the Systems Engineering organisation, based on skillset and experience.
This role offers remote/flexible working with infrequent travel to site in Luton.
Candidates should currently be employed as a Systems Engineer, with experience of the whole lifecycle. Ideally we are looking for RF/EO systems experience, particularly in the development of Radar and EW systems (Including IRCM) but candidates with experience of other aerospace/ defence applications, space, nuclear, automotive or transportation sectors will be considered.
Job Responsibilities:
- As a senior engineer responsibilities may include:
- Understanding systems requirements, breakdown of requirements to sub-systems.
- Production of engineering management plans
- Production of SOWs and design review documentation
- Support generation of test strategy, test plans & test documentation
- Planning/preparation of integration/test environment, including facilities, test equipment (custom/ COTS), tools & test/simulation software
- Support system integration and test activities, working closely with hardware, software & firmware teams to achieve project milestones/deliverables
- Help to identify, investigate & resolve system integration issues
- Support verification of system & sub-system requirements
- Define verification methods/ tests & show traceability to systems/sub-system requirements
- Support system/sub-system Qualification testing, including generation of test reports
- Support system acceptance test activities
- Participation in design reviews
- Gather test evidence and prepare documentation for Certification/Qualification
- Provide lab-based system demonstrations to customers / partner companies
- Integrate systems on flight trials aircraft and support flight trials
- Support platform integration with customer systems/aircraft, including in-field system software upgrades
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Mandatory
- Experience of requirements management
- Systems integration and/or test experience of complex, high-reliability systems
- Experience of verification and validation (V&V) activities to achieve certification and acceptance
- Experience of working in multi-disciplined Engineering teams
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Able to generate high-quality documentation (test specifications, procedures & reports)
Desirable
- Previous experience of RF or ECM/EW systems.
- Experience of defining verification methods and generating tests requirements/procedures
- Experience of showing traceability of V&V tests to systems requirements & generating/updating Verification Matrices (VCRMs)
- An understanding of MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience in MBSE
- Previous experience of working in a Trials or field role
Qualifications
- HND/HNC, degree (BSc/BEng/MSc/MEng) in a relevant STEM-based subject or equivalent experience.
Due to security requirements these posts are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
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