Systems Engineer

Expleo; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly organized Systems Engineer to join their innovative team. This role involves providing comprehensive lifecycle support within the Skynet SDW programme, where you'll lead work packages from requirements capture to delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional experts to ensure project success while applying best practices in systems engineering. You'll have the opportunity to enhance your skills in a collaborative environment that values creativity and challenges the status quo. If you're passionate about technology and ready to make a difference, this position is for you.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Access to Expleo Academy for skill development

Competitive company benefits

Empowerment to expand skills

Qualifications

• BEng or equivalent in Electronic Engineering or Communications required.
• Proven experience in Holistic Life Cycle Management across SE Discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide SE expertise for Skynet SDW Programme.
• Manage workload and ensure timely delivery of engineering activities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements and Use Case analysis

Concept assessment and design trade studies

System architecture design

Performance assessment

Model based engineering techniques

Verification, Validation and Certification

Experience in the Communication Industry

Education

BEng or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline

Tools

DOORS Requirements Management software

Product Lifecycle Management software

EA Sparx

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider that partners with leading organisations to guide them through their business transformation, helping them achieve operational excellence and future-proof their businesses. Expleo boasts an extensive global footprint, powered by 19,000 highly skilled experts delivering value in 50 countries and generating more than €1.4 billion in revenue.

We are seeking a highly organised and motivated Systems Engineer to join our proactive and innovative team.

These roles will provide holistic lifecycle Systems Engineering support to replenish activities within the Skynet SDW programme. As a Junior, Senior & Principal Systems Engineer, reporting to the Project Engineering Manager (PEM).

Responsibilities

• Provision of SE expertise in the support of Replenish activities within the Skynet SDW Programme.
• Delivery of tailored systems engineering activities in accordance with the Top-Level Engineering Management Plan (EMP) and ITEA Strategy.
• Own all SE artifacts for your assigned work packages, including development of engineering plans in conjunction with the technical lead for your work packages.
• Leading work packages from requirements capture to delivery in accordance with Babcock processes.
• Managing and working with cross-functional and transversal Subject Matter Experts to plan and execute project delivery.
• Requirement extraction, assessment, management, justification and decomposition.
• Managing interfaces and trade-offs between systems, sub systems, functions and requirements.
• Applying best placed SE practice and systems thinking to develop solutions tailored to meet requirements.
• Creating and presenting technical engineering documents and supporting reviews.
• Identifying and communicating Technical Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies and Opportunities (RAIDO) for assigned work packages linked to the Programme Level RAIDO.
• Developing estimates of engineering activity, duration and resource requirement
• Management of workload for yourself and others to ensure on time delivery.

Qualifications

• BEng or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline (Electronic Engineering, Electrical and Electronic, or Communications).

Essential skills

• Systems Engineering
  • Requirements and Use Case analysis
  • Concept assessment and design trade studies
  • System architecture design and functional modelling
  • Performance assessment and systems behavior analysis
  • Verification, Validation and Certification
  • Test Cases, test scripts, Capture of test evidence
  • Model based engineering techniques, including MBSE
• Experience of working on a comms programme
• Proven experience in Holistic Life Cycle Management with balanced competencies across the SE Discipline
• Experience of a range of delivery methods (waterfall, lean, agile, DevOps, etc.)
• Experience of Systems architecture
• Knowledge of UK MoD KiD practices and ways of working
• Practitioner in Determining and Managing Stakeholder Requirements, Life Cycle Tailoring, Verification, Validation and Transition to Operation.
• Conversant with accreditation standards for bringing into service telecommunications systems including bespoke and COTS software applications.
• A good understanding of cross domain and cross boundary requirements and interface.

Desired skills

• SKYNET Experience
• Ability to interpret application layer protocol specifications.
• Familiarisation with Model Based Systems Engineering (EA Sparx).
• Familiarisation with DOORS Requirements Management software.
• Familiarisation with Product Lifecycle Management software

Experience

• Experience in the Communication Industry.
• Experience in both hardware and software engineering lifecycles.
• Knowledge or experience of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Knowledge or background in one or more of the following areas:
  
  • Military or Commercial Satcom
  • TCP/IP systems and technologies
  • Military grade communication networks.
  • VOIP networks
  • SD-WAN Technologies
  • JSP604, Secure by design methodologies.
  • ITIL Service Management

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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