Senior Systems Engineer

Lockheed Martin; Frome, Ampthill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is urgently recruiting several Systems Engineers to be based predominantly on-site at our Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices. These roles will support the Engineering Team across multiple Business Areas, including Special Projects and Platform Systems.

The roles require demonstrable knowledge of systems engineering, designing and integrating complex systems with significant software components, and experience in modelling, simulation and V&A activities.

Qualifications

• Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large scale systems development programme.
• Modelling and simulation with Matlab/Simulink.
• Experience in the Verification and Validation lifecycle.
• Development of Verification & Acceptance (V&A) statements.
• Knowledge of Communications & RF Network Architectures.
• Change proposal assessment and embodiment.
• Working understanding of Def-Stan, MIL-STD and industry best practice.
• Understand nuances of system limitations and behaviours at system level.

Responsibilities

• Based predominantly on-site at Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices.
• Backfill role supporting the Engineering Team across Special Projects and Platform Systems.
• Roles driven by Uncrewed Turret activity requiring SME support.
• Demonstrable knowledge in Systems Engineering, Designing and Integrating Complex Systems with significant Software.

Skills

Systems lifecycle experience

Matlab/Simulink modelling

Verification & Validation

V&A statements development

Comms & RF architectures

Change proposals

Standards & best practice

System-level behaviour

Job description

Standard Job Description

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

Standard Job Description

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

About The Role

We are urgently seeking to recruit a number of Systems Engineers to be based predominantly on-site at our Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices. These roles are to supplement the Engineering Team across various Business Areas of the company, including Special Projects and Platform Systems. Roles driven by Uncrewed Turret activity, which is calling on SME support, requiring backfill into BAs. Demonstrable knowledge and experience required in Systems Engineering, Designing and Integrating Complex Systems with a significant Software component.

Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience

• Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large scale systems development programme, ideally in the Command & Control domain.
• Experienced of modelling and simulation (Matlab/Simulink).
• Experience in the Verification and Validation lifecycle.
• Development of Verification & Acceptance (V&A) statements.
• Knowledge of Comms & RF Network Architectures.
• Change proposal assessment and embodiment.
• Working understanding of relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD and industry best practice.
• Understand nuances of system limitations and behaviours at system level.