Compute Systems Engineer

Big Science Sweden; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the delivery of two next-generation radio telescopes located in South Africa and Australia. The main focus will be on the computing infrastructure for monitoring and controlling the telescopes while processing and packaging scientific data.

The successful candidate will join a cross-functional team responsible for the networking and compute hardware, engaging closely with project managers and technical specialists. This role is offered as a three-year fixed-term contract based at the SKAO Headquarters in Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering including requirements, interface definition, verification, and lifecycle support.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver networking and compute hardware for two radio telescopes.
• Support procurement, installation, and testing of hardware.
• Collaborate with project managers and technical specialists.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to help deliver two next generation radio telescopes - one being built in South Africa, and one in Australia. The primary focus of the role will be computing infrastructure that will be used to monitor and control the telescopes, and process and package the science data for the end users.While computing domain knowledge is beneficial, it is not required - the core of the role is systems engineering, including requirements, interface definition, verification, and lifecycle support.

This person will be part of a cross-functional team responsible for delivering all the networking and compute hardware for both telescopes, and will work closely with project managers, systems engineers, technical specialists and suppliers. They will be responsible for the systems engineering activities pertaining to the procurement, installation and testing for a range of COTS-based clusters and storage systems.

The role will report to the Head of Systems Engineering and will be known internally as Compute Systems Engineer.

This role is based at the SKAO Headquarters at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, UK and is a three-year fixed term contract.