Systems Engineer

Line Up Aviation; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking a Systems Engineer for a 6-month contract in the Portsmouth area. The role focuses on supporting the systems engineering process for satellite communication solutions, including antenna equipment and management software.

You will work within a team to ensure robust requirements, architectures, and verification strategies throughout the lifecycle. Essential duties include stakeholder needs capture, boundary definition, modelling, and interface management, with emphasis

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer status with IET or equivalent.
• Understanding of systems engineering across lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Identify stakeholders and capture their needs and expectations.
• Define solution boundaries and system architecture in collaboration with IS/IT specialists.
• Elicit and validate requirements across the full lifecycle of the system.
• Lead modelling and system analysis, including performance and trade-off studies.
• Define and manage interface requirements and verify implementations.
• Oversee export control classification and safeguarding of data.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Trade-off analysis

Interface management

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Salary: GBP60 - GBP60 per hour

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Systems Engineer on an initial 6-month contract. As the Systems Engineer will join a team who is responsible for the satellite communication solutions which include antenna equipment and management software. In this role you will Support the Systems Engineering process, culture, competency and discipline, on day-to-day business activities, enabled by adequate Methods & Tools (M&T) products and services.

Role: Systems Engineer

Pay: £60 per day Via Umbrella

Location: Portsmouth

Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 Months contract

IR35 Status: Inside

Security Clearance: Security Clearance required on submission, UK eyes only

Essential Responsibilities

• Identify the stakeholder for the solution to be developed and capture their needs and expectations.
• Identify boundary of the solution to be developed.
• Elicit and validate requirements whilst considering the complete system lifecycle.
• Design and define possible architectures, in collaboration with IS/IT specialists, considering the functions and other requirements (constraints).
• Lead modelling using appropriate systems engineering techniques.
• Lead analysis (e.g., performance).
• Perform trade-off analysis in order to select the best solution fulfilling the requirements.
• Define and manage interface requirements.
• Lead verification of the implementation and its interfaces.
• Lead operational and in-service evaluation.
• Lead impact analysis of any design change request during the entire product lifecycle.
• Educated to at least Degree Level or equivalent in a recognised engineering discipline as recognised by the IET.
• Hold a Chartered Engineer status and a member of the IET or other equivalent body.
• Understand and implement ‘Systems Engineering’ approach and way of working (this includes an understanding of how to develop a system through its whole lifecycle and define a strategy that considers customer’s expectations)
• Knowledge of military standards or satellite communication systems
• Plan total technical and managerial effort required to transform a set of customer needs, expectations, and constraints into a solution.
• Ability to self-determine Export Control Information and conduct Export Classification in accordance with Export Control Laws and company Directives and Methods.
• Ability to safeguard export-controlled data.
• Be able to address the following aspects of a System Engineering appraisal:
• Business or Mission Analysis
• Stakeholders Needs Definition
• System Requirements Definition
• System Analysis and architecture definition
• Verification, Validation & integration
• Transition to Operation