Principal Systems Engineer IVV

Ultra Cyber; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & CommunicationsCyber (UK) Business is seeking a Project/Systems Engineer focused on Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V) across the full development lifecycle. The role requires delivering evidence-based artefacts and ensuring system-level quality and compliance for defense projects.

The candidate will mentor a team of systems engineers, provide technical leadership, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Has extant/recent SC security clearance.
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain DV security clearance.
• Willing to travel within the UK to support external stakeholders and customers.

Responsibilities

• Assure IV&V across the Systems Engineering life cycle for projects.
• Create IV&V artefacts such as strategies, plans, procedures and reports.
• Lead cross-disciplinary development of test equipment and fixtures; support test events.
• Mentor engineers and non-technical staff in IV&V principles.

Skills

IV&V engineering

Security clearance knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Company: Ultra Intelligence & CommunicationsCyber (UK) Business

Powering DecisionJoin the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield-find your place in the future of defense.

Cyber BusinessOur Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions, facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.

Job Description

The Project/Systems Engineering function in Ultra provides expertise to all projects through the bid and full development lifecycle. It 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.

A professional at this grade applies technical / professional knowledge, making reasoned independent judgements based on practice and significant previous experience. Often seen as a referral point or more senior team member, to escape more complex challenges and opportunities. This role is expected to act independently with minimal guidance, and may mentor project managers/early careers.

To be responsible for and assure the implementation of Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification, across the Systems Engineering life cycle, for projects within Ultra Cyber. IVVQ is a fundamental part of, and supports, the Systems Engineering approach, where IVVQ is to both assure (add quality & value) and then ensure, with the production the verification and validation products, to support stakeholder acceptance. Responsible for / Key responsibilities

• Responsible for assuring the Systems Engineering (in-process verification and validation) and delivery of conclusive evidence via System Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V) processes and activities.
• Ensure the correctness and completeness of work products and solutions, from the requirements phase onwards, executing an evidence creation strategy in order to progressively gain internal and external acceptance.
• Create and maintain IV&V artefacts such as Strategies, Plans, Procedures, Compliance Matrices and Reports, to progressively assure the desired outcomes.
• Carry out IV&V responsibilities in accordance with IV&V processes and industry practices, so that internal, qualification and acceptance events are completed to an agreed level of maturity.
• Lead the cross-discipline development of any supporting test equipment/rigs/fixtures, via a lifecycle approach; creating requirements, support the design, development, testing of and maintenance, enabling the associated development and in-service test events.
• Responsible for all safety and security aspects relating to IV&V events and facilities used by the project.
• Actively participates, and is a key stakeholder, at engineering design reviews and project gates/reviews, owning the preparation, delivery and resulting actions of TRR.
• To support the Qualification activities, to include in house and external test houses.
• Responsible for the utilisation of any external IV&V facilities/test houses, i.e. organising interoperability testing, collaboratively developing test harnesses/fixtures etc. with test houses.
• Actively contributes to improving processes, tools and techniques that to increase the adoption, quality and efficiency of SE, IV&V engineering.
• Provides specialist knowledge and support to the wider engineering team.
• Exemplifies, leads, mentors and coaches IV&V to engineers and non-technical resources; sharing knowledge willingly and constructively to aid consistent application of IV&V principles, processes and methods.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security Aspects and Government regulations.
• The role is expected to provide 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.

Essential Qualifications / skills /requirements

Has extant/recent SC security clearanceIs flexible to travel within the UK to support external stakeholders, test houses and customers.Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearanceDegree or equivalent q