Mission Planning And Control Systems Engineer

Electus Recruitment Solutions; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Electus Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Mission Planning and Control Systems Engineer in Bristol. This hybrid role requires an onsite presence 3-4 days per week and offers a salary between £46,000 and £57,000 depending on experience.

Applicants must be eligible for BPSS clearance and British citizenship. You will contribute to the development and delivery of mission planning products across domestic and international defence programmes, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams across

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a Systems Engineering role.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and lifecycle activities.
• Experience using requirements management tools such as DOORS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to systems engineering activities across the product lifecycle.
• Support requirements definition, capture, management and traceability.
• Assist with the development of system designs and technical solutions.
• Contribute to system proving, verification and certification activities.
• Maintain configuration management processes and associated technical records.
• Produce technical documentation for internal stakeholders and end users.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams and external partners.
• Develop an understanding of system architecture and mission planning principles.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Team collaboration

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Mission Planning and Control Systems Engineer

Location: Bristol

Salary: £46,000 - £57,000 depending on experience

Working pattern: Hybrid, typically 3-4 days per week onsite

Security Clearance: British Citizenship required. Candidates must be eligible to obtain BPSS clearance.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer to join a growing team working on complex, advanced defence systems across a range of domestic and international programmes.

You will contribute to the development and delivery of mission planning products, supporting a variety of operational requirements across multiple defence domains.

Working within a collaborative engineering environment, you will engage with teams across different locations and disciplines, contributing throughout the engineering lifecycle from requirements definition and design development through to system proving and certification.

The role will also provide opportunities to work with international engineering teams and external industry and government partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to systems engineering activities across the product lifecycle.
• Support requirements definition, capture, management and traceability.
• Assist with the development of system designs and technical solutions.
• Contribute to system proving, verification and certification activities.
• Maintain configuration management processes and associated technical records.
• Produce technical documentation for internal stakeholders and end users.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams and external partners.
• Develop an understanding of system architecture and mission planning principles.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Recent experience working in a Systems Engineering role.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and lifecycle activities.
• Experience using requirements management tools such as DOORS.