Systems Engineer

QinetiQ Limited; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Employee discount portal

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Amesbury (Boscombe Down) invites applications for a Systems Engineer to provide aerospace systems engineering support across air platforms, including UAS, applying established processes and tools.

You will be part of a Systems/Project Engineering team, lead small projects, and ensure delivery to time, cost and quality while coordinating bids and technical work. Please note SC clearance is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience applying Systems Engineering principles.
• Aerospace or related engineering background required.
• Knowledge of air vehicle life cycle and aircraft certification.

Responsibilities

• Providing systems engineering support to aerospace projects and programmes.
• Leading small projects to ensure correct processes and tools are applied.
• Coordinate bids and Technical Delivery Plans and work breakdown structures.
• Assist with identifying project technical risks and support risk management.
• Capture and analyze customer requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Aerospace engineering background

Air vehicle life cycle

Aircraft certification knowledge

Technical decision making

People management & communication

Education

HNC-level aerospace related learning

Engineering degree (desirable)

Job description

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Package: £46,350 – £51,500 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID: SF20748

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Systems Engineer at our Amesbury site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Systems Engineer, you’ll provide systems engineering support to QinetiQ aerospace projects and programmes covering a wide range of air platforms including UAS. The role will involve a range of aerospace technologies and domains from avionic systems through flight performance to design modifications. The role holder will be required to technically lead small projects ensuring application of correct processes, methods and tools.

Day-to-day, you’ll work as a member of a Systems/Project Engineering team, assisting with the leadership and management of engineering and technical teams to deliver aerospace domain engineering outputs that meet the customer’s requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring delivery of integrated technical activities to contracted time, cost and quality
• Ensuring a consistent approach to the integration of engineering outputs to meet the overall project objectives
• Ensuring consistency of technical processes, methods and tools in accordance with the QinetiQ BMS to meet customer requirements
• Assisting with the coordination of bids and estimates, generation of Technical Delivery Plans and work breakdown structures to support project cost plans and bids
• Assisting with the identification of project technical risks and assisting the Project Manager with the management of them
• Effective capture and analysis of customer requirements

Essential experience of the Systems Engineer:

• Working knowledge of general Systems Engineering principles
• Aerospace or related engineering background
• Technical experience throughout the air vehicle life cycle
• Knowledge of aircraft certification and systems design
• Ability to make sound judgements on technical solutions
• Excellent people management and communication skills

Essential qualifications for the Systems Engineer:

• Recognised aerospace related learning to at least HNC standard or equivalent
• Engineering degree (desirable)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Amesbury (Boscombe Down) site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Boscombe Down

MOD Boscombe Down is a unique operational site featuring the longest military runway in the UK. Primarily focusing on providing testing, evaluation and support services for aviation and aerospace systems. Renowned for its extensive flight testing capabilities the site plays a vital role in the UK’s aviation defence contributing to the development, testing and airworthiness of military aircraft enhancing operational readiness and effectiveness.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail] . One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture . www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local comm unity