Senior Systems Engineer

Ultra Cyber; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business in Maidenhead seeks a Systems Engineering professional to apply ISO/IEC-inspired practices across the lifecycle, delivering compliant architectures and high-quality artefacts for defence-related projects.

You will work with system, hardware, firmware and software architects to ensure modular design and technical excellence, while managing security and stakeholder expectations in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or Defence/Aerospace experience.
• Significant experience with Systems Engineering, the V-Model and related lifecycles.
• Experience developing high quality requirements and compliant system designs.
• Experience writing high quality technical documentation and formal reviews.
• Substantial knowledge of Systems Engineering practices, methodologies and tech trends.
• Experience with DOORS, UML, SEBoK, Enterprise Architect and SysML.
• Hands-on development in hardware, software or firmware, especially embedded.

Responsibilities

• Own systems work packages and deliver to requirements on time and budget.
• Contribute to technical solutions for large, complex engineering problems.
• Develop Systems Engineering artefacts across the product lifecycle.
• Provide direction across multiple project work packages for optimal architecture.
• Plan, coordinate and present at design reviews to senior management and customers.
• Review significant technical documents and support technical reviews.

Skills

SC clearance

V-Model

Systems Engineering

DOORS

SysML

UML

Embedded hardware/software

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

UML

SysML

Job description

Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business

Powering Decision

Join 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 Business

Our 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 Ultra Engineering function manages a portfolio of specialist capabilities, generating highly differentiated solutions and products by applying electronic, mechanical, and software technologies in demanding and critical environments to meet customer needs.

To be responsible for the implementation of ISO 15288 Systems Engineering practice across the Systems Engineering life cycle, for projects within Ultra Cyber. The Systems Engineering approach ensure stakeholders needs and requirements are quantifies, analysed, decomposition and derivation, architectures formed and realisation of the high and low level designs. SE also ensures a multi/inter-discipline approach and assures the cross discipline solution products support a compliant system and offers a means to gains stakeholder acceptance. Responsible for / Key responsibilities

• Report to and support the Systems discipline lead, own the Systems assigned work packages and tasking, to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.
• Contribute towards the development of technical solutions, for large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.
• Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome.
• Responsible for the contributing towards the design, development and delivery of the Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more project work packages, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.
• Work closely with the system, hardware, firmware and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.
• Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event.
• Actively contribute to and/or lead defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost.
• Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives.
• Contribute towards and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.
• Work closely with discipline lead/s, project management and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin.
• Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.
• Reviews and signs off significant technical documents; frequently supports chairs in technical reviews for significant deliverables.
• Explain technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.
• Support and offer value add improvements to the Systems discipline to grow the overall capability as a whole.
• Develop to achieve a specific Subject Matter Expertise, recognised as the company expert, in a specific subject matter, such as a specific practice, tool, product type or technical area.

Role requirements

Essential: Has or gains and then maintains, SC security clearance

Desirable: Willing and eligible to obtain, and maintains, DV security clearance

Qualifications / skills required

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Defence/Aerospace industry experience.
• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycles.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design.
• Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.
• Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and technology trends.
• Experience of DOORS, UML, SEBoK, Enterprise Architect and SysML.
• Experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment.

Desirable:

• INCOSE recogniti