Senior Engineer Systems

Kingston Upon Thames; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston Upon Thames is seeking a Senior Engineer - Systems on a 12-month contract in New Malden to contribute to the SMCS programmes, ensuring well-defined system behaviour and supporting design and verification activities.

Responsibilities include maintaining the Requirements database, leading testing and acceptance for hardware and software, and supporting system requirements elaboration, design specifications, and interface management within quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with various systems engineering disciplines: Requirements Analysis, System Design, Human Factors, Performance Analysis, System Acceptance Management, Safety (e.g. Functional Failure & Fault Tree Analysis), Security.
• Experience delivering systems, meeting deadlines and performing in a pressurised environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Requirements database with associated contractual and acceptance details.
• Lead the testing and acceptance process for both hardware and software releases.
• Supporting the Systems team in elaborating and agreeing on system requirements and ensuring changes align with design baselines.
• Developing design specifications and carrying out design activities in line with quality and technical standards.
• Developing, maintaining, and improving engineering processes and procedures based on technical developments and operational needs.
• Coordinating and completing technical analyses and investigations, evaluating technical options, and preparing reports with recommendations.
• Reviewing and agreeing on External Interface documents and managing interface baselines.
• Leading other engineering activities such as performance testing, human factors, safety analysis, and information assurance.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

System design

Performance analysis

Safety analysis

Information assurance

Job description

Our client, a prominent player in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a Senior Engineer - Systems to join their team on a contract basis in New Malden. This role is integral to the development of the SMCS programmes, ensuring the system's behaviour is well-defined, assisting in the design of functionality, and supporting verification of the product. The contract is expected to last for 12 months with a working pattern of 3-4 days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain the Requirements database with associated contractual and acceptance details.
• Lead the testing and acceptance process for both hardware and software releases.
• Supporting the Systems team in:
• Elaborating and agreeing on system requirements, understanding changes in system capability against an established design baseline.
• Developing design specifications and carrying out design activities in line with quality and technical standards.
• Developing, maintaining, and improving engineering processes and procedures based on technical developments and operational needs.
• Coordinating and completing technical analyses and investigations, evaluating technical options, and preparing reports with recommendations.
• Reviewing and agreeing on External Interface documents and managing interface baselines.
• Leading other engineering activities such as performance testing, human factors, safety analysis, and information assurance.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to operate in a large, complex multi-project environment.
• Proven experience with various systems engineering disciplines, such as Requirements Analysis, System Design, Human Factors, Performance Analysis, System Acceptance Management, Safety (e.g. Functional Failure & Fault Tree Analysis), Security.
• Experience delivering systems, working to deadlines, and working in a pressurised environment.