Principal IVVQ Systems Engineer - Maidenhead

Defence iQ; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector seeks a Principal IVVQ Systems Engineer to ensure compliance with project requirements and enhance systems engineering effectiveness. The role involves managing V&V activities, providing guidance to engineering teams, and supporting environmental qualifications. This position offers a chance to contribute to high-security projects within a reputable organization recognized for its employee benefits and commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Private Medical Cover

25 days' holiday with the option to buy an extra 5

Pension Contribution

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering and V&V experience.
• Demonstrable experience of INCOSE/ISO 15288.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for full life cycle verification and validation activities.
• Create and maintain Systems V&V artefacts.
• Support environmental qualification activities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Verification and Validation (V&V)

Team Management

Technical Expertise

Education

Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Tools

Scripting languages

Job description

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The Systems Engineering function which ensures that both project and statutory requirements are suitably met and works to improve the effectiveness of the systems engineering approach within the company. It is responsible for the system requirements, the resulting architecture, the design and integration of the solution. It is responsible for ensuring we design to cost and design for manufacture.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the full life cycle verification and validation activities required to formally evidence complex solutions as part of a system engineering approach.
• Create and maintain Systems V&V artefacts such as Strategies, Plans, Procedures, Matrices and Reports, to result in progressively assuring desired outcomes.
• Carry out Systems V&V activities in accordance with Systems V&V artefacts, so that internal, qualification and acceptance events are completed successfully.
• To support the Environmental Qualification activities for the business, to include in house and external test houses.
• Responsible for knowledge transfer to System Engineers to support environmental testing (end to end process) at both internal and external events.
• Support the design, development and maintenance of supporting test equipment.
• Is responsible for all safety aspects relating to V&V events and facilities used by the project.
• Actively participates and is a key stakeholders at design reviews.
• Responsible for managing the use of any external V&V facilities/test houses, i.e. organising EMC and TEMPEST qualification, collaboratively develop test harnesses with test houses.
• Attains and maintains technical knowledge, attending applicable training courses
• Actively contributes to improving processes, tools and techniques that to increase the quality and efficiency of engineering.
• Provides specialist knowledge and support to the wider engineering team.
• Exemplifies, leads, mentors and coaches V&V to engineers and non-technical resources; sharing knowledge willingly and constructively.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security Aspects and Government regulations.
• The role is expected to require Line Management, Technical Management or Subject Matter Expert responsibilities:
• Line management of a team of systems engineers (2-6), responsible for their development, training and approval of the team's requests (e.g. annual leave etc.).
• Technical management of a team of systems discipline engineers (1-5) on a project, their tasking and being responsible for the quality of their technical delivery and adherence to schedule and budget.
• Subject Matter Expertise, and recognised as an expert in a specific subject matter, such as a specific product/technology/tooling/practice type or area.
  

Experience Needed

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have sufficient applicable defence industry experience.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering/V&V experience of solutions formed of Hardware, Software and Firmware components.
• Demonstrable experience of INCOSE/ISO 15288 Systems Engineering of complex solutions.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
• Scripting languages: JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, Rest, MySQL.
• Development approaches, Agile, SCRUM, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD), hybrid and similar models.
• Can design special to type test equipment to meet the diverse requirements generated across multi-concurrent projects.
• Contributes to safety and security of the test environments including laboratories, able to build a business case to ensure that test environments are suitably available.
• To be familiar with environmental facilities and their operation under the guidance of environmental test team
• Assesses tasks to define Basis of Estimate costing for bid and change processes.
• Actively reviews professional publications; champions Systems Engineering/V&V industry standards; active member and promotes related professional organisations.
  
  

If you feel like you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to reach out an apply.

Company Details

Want to Join a business who's capabilities address the highest classification levels of High Grade and Type 1 National Security, across a growing and thriving sector?

The company not only produce products which are used in some of the most challenging environments in the world but have a number of awards under their belt!

A reputable business who, have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Brand new site for 2023! Onsite Café, Free parking, Table Tennis and more!

Full range of company benefits, flexible working, training, development and clear career progression!

Company Benefits

Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:

• Annual Bonus
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days' holiday with the option to buy an extra 5
• Pension Contribution
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Flexible working hours with a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Flexible benefits.
• Monthly Security Clearance Allowance - Subject to you holding the required security clearance
  
  

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