Lead Systems Engineer (Solution Architecture, Multi-Domain Integration) for NATO with security clearance

Work Life Group; Eigenbrakel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Work Life Group is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer near Brussels to translate operational needs into deployable ICT and communications systems. You will own these systems technically after deployment and lead architecture decisions across networks, cloud, security, and storage domains.

The role requires a degree in engineering or CS and about ten years in complex ICT/defence projects, with strong leadership and MBSE experience. English documentation proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in systems, telecoms, computer or electronic engineering, or CS.
• Around ten years in engineering complex ICT, defence, aerospace or telecoms systems.
• Experience as technical lead, lead systems engineer or solution architect.
• Strong requirements engineering, interfaces, traceability and system integration.
• Broad knowledge across networking, infrastructure, security, cloud and communications.
• Professional English for writing and reviewing technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational and project requirements into a solution and a system architecture.
• Run trade-off analyses across performance, security, resilience, cost and schedule.
• Apply model-based systems engineering and reusing approved building blocks wherever possible.
• Act as technical product owner for systems already in operation: changes, obsolescence, roadmap
• Integrating work from networks, satellite and radio, cloud, storage, security and identity specialists
• Being the main technical focal point for your projects and turning issues into clear engineering tasks

Skills

Requirements engineering

Interfaces

Traceability

System integration

Technical leadership

Education

Degree in systems/telecommunications/computer or electronic engineering or CS

Job description

One engineer who sees the whole system, while the specialists each see their part.

A multinational defence organisation near Brussels needs a senior solution engineer to turn operational needs into deployable communication and IT systems, and to stay the technical owner of those systems once they are in service.

What you would be doing

• Translating operational and project requirements into a solution and a system architecture
• Running trade-off analyses across performance, security, resilience, cost and schedule
• Applying model-based systems engineering and reusing approved building blocks wherever possible
• Acting as technical product owner for systems already in operation: changes, obsolescence, roadmap
• Integrating work from networks, satellite and radio, cloud, storage, security and identity specialists
• Being the main technical focal point for your projects and turning issues into clear engineering tasks

What you would bring

• A degree in systems, telecommunications, computer or electronic engineering, computer science or similar
• About ten years in engineering complex ICT, defence, aerospace or telecoms systems
• Experience as a technical lead, lead systems engineer or solution architect
• Strong requirements engineering, interfaces, traceability and system integration
• Broad knowledge across networking, infrastructure, security, cloud and communications
• Experience looking after complex systems once they are live: configuration, change and lifecycle
• Professional English for writing and reviewing technical documentation

Why this one is worth a look

Real design authority over systems that have to work in the field, not just on paper.