Systems Engineer

Thales Group; Crawley Down; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Buying or selling annual leave

Cycle to work schemes

Employee discounts

Paid volunteering day

Stocks and shares

Annual bonus

Job summary

Thales Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) UK is recruiting a Systems Engineer in Crawley to deliver next-generation EW, Radar or UAS solutions. Hybrid role with involvement across requirements, design, and verification activities throughout the lifecycle.

You will manage requirements with DOORS or Polarion, work with a multidisciplinary team, and ensure customer satisfaction while pursuing active SC clearance where required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a numerate, scientific or engineering subject or equivalent experience.
• Experience in requirements management using DOORS or Polarion.
• Knowledge of the full engineering lifecycle from concept to test strategies and updates.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering processes and lifecycles.
• Ability to integrate multiple technologies and verify in a structured way within a system.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and disciplines.
• Understanding of Systems Thinking and its application.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate that the solution satisfies the customer’s approved operational needs.
• Formalise and manage requirements using DOORS or Polarion.
• Assemble solution elements to evaluate design, behavior and performance against requirements.
• Formalise specifications for developing the solution.
• Contribute to or review engineering plans for the solution.
• Support IVVQ activities.
• Perform trade-off analysis, modelling and simulation.
• Create SE and IVVQ related documentation.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering teams to design and formalise the solution.

Skills

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Lifecycle processes

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Job description

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Systems Engineer Crawley - Hybrid

Thales Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) UK is a principal supplier of UAS, EW and Radar equipment to the UK armed forces, as well as an exporter of these capabilities worldwide.

Due to growth, we are actively recruiting for a Systems Engineer. This is a permanent position to work on projects delivering next generation Electronic Warfare (EW), Radar or UAS solution, within the Intelligence, Surveillance and Recognisaince (ISR) Business line.

As Systems Engineer you would perform subsets of all the engineering activities required to develop a solution/product whilst achieving customer satisfaction of the delivered solution/ product. This role requires a Systems Engineer with knowledge or experience of the full Systems Engineering design lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Demonstration that the solution satisfies the overall approved operational needs set out by the customer.
• Formalisation and management of requirements through DOORS.
• Assembly of the solution elements in a logical and controlled manner to evaluate design, behaviour, interactions and performance to confirm that the design meets requirements.
• Formalisation of the specifications used to develop the solution.
• Contributing to, or reviewing, engineering plans used to develop the solution
• Support and undertake IVVQ activities.
• Trade-off analysis, modelling and simulation.
• SE and IVVQ related documentation.
• Work alongside a Systems Engineering team, or Systems Architect, or Project Design Authority to design and formalise the solution.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree (BEng, BSc) in a Numerate, Scientific or Engineering subject or Higher Education/equivalent training and experience.
• Proven working experience in requirements management using tools such as DOORS or Polarion.
• Detailed working knowledge of the engineering lifecycle, from concept design, requirements capture and management, system and subsystem design, system integration, through to test strategies, acceptance and design update.
• An understanding of System Engineering and System Engineering Processes and Practices, including knowledge of Systems Lifecycles.
• An ability to work with combinations of technologies, to be able to define how they should be integrated and verified in a logical and structured way into a system.
• Able to develop and establish collaborative ways of working with multiple stakeholders and disciplines.
• Understanding of what “Systems Thinking” is, and how it applies to broader, collaborative engineering.
• Good communications skills, both verbally and written, with the ability to present and explain technical and complex problems, tailored appropriately for the audience.

Security Clearance Requirement:

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

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The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role.

• private medical insurance
• buying or selling annual leave
• cycle to work schemes
• employee discounts
• paid volunteering day
• stocks and shares
• annual bonus
• much more depending on the role.

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