Systems Design Engineer - Image Processing & Control

Cirrus Selection; Bristol; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm in Bristol is seeking System Design Engineers to work on the Image Processing and Control subsystem. The role involves managing system requirements, developing specifications, and collaborating with diverse teams. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant STEM field and experience in systems design. This position offers a competitive salary up to £55,000 P/A with various benefits, including state-of-the-art technology and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

State of the art technology & innovation

External learning and development

On-site Medical Centre

Friendly environment

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a relevant STEM subject or equivalent with experience.
• Familiar with Electronic Engineering requirements content and embedded software handling.
• Experience developing complex systems design requirements for software implementations.

Responsibilities

• Work on the Image Processing and Control subsystem.
• Manage system requirements and compliance against rapid release schedules.
• Support risk quantification and mitigation activities.

Skills

System requirements management

Risk quantification

Technical communication

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in a relevant STEM subject

Tools

DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody

Job description

Overview

Location: Bristol
Salary: Up to £55,000 P/A d.o.e. + benefits (plus Overtime, Flexi and Bonus)
Hours: 37 hours per week

We are looking for motivated engineers to continue to develop a laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) concept into an air defence system. Thus far the programme has been aimed at developing the UK's first Laser Directed Energy Weapon concept demonstrator, achieving significant success recently with several highly publicised trials activities. There are ambitious plans that involve parallel and interleaved streams of pioneering technology experimentation and rapid weapon system development, providing opportunities across the key weapon system domains of Systems Engineering: requirements, design, performance analysis and certification. In particular we are looking for System Design Engineers to work on the Image Processing and Control subsystem.

Benefits of working here:

• State of the art technology & innovation
• External learning and development encouraged
• Light and airy university type campus
• Friendly environment! Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

Responsibilities

• Work on the Image Processing and Control subsystem as part of the System Design Engineers role.
• Manage system requirements, verification and compliance evolution against a rapid system baseline release schedule.
• Generate detailed requirement sets on the basis of a variety of drivers and manage change over baselines; support system requirement flow-down through to design and implementation teams.
• Initiate and drive risk quantification and mitigation activities as trade studies.
• Support technical mediation, communicating issues, architectures and ideas at all levels and to varying degrees of specificity.
• Disseminate technical information to stakeholders and deliver outputs within agreed timescales.
• Develop excellent working relationships with partners and key stakeholders as well as team members and other departments.
• Desire to develop, build and grow the Systems Design team and the people within it as the project develops.
• Experience with system architecting tools e.g. DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody is desirable.
• Knowledge of lasers and/or optical physics would be beneficial.

Qualifications

• Ideally be degree educated in a relevant STEM subject or equivalent with experience.
• Familiar with Electronic Engineering requirements content, and experienced in handling embedded software or firmware requirements.
• Experience developing complex systems design requirements, particularly for implementation in software.
• Desirable: ability to obtain UK Security Clearance; eligibility may be required.

Requirements

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to be a UK Citizen or UK Dual Citizen. Some restrictions may apply.

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