Systems Engineer Consultant

Gregory-Martin International; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in the UK seeks a Systems Engineering Consultant for delivering analytical support to clients in the defence sector. The ideal candidate will lead technical projects, apply systems engineering methods, and build client relationships. A degree level education and experience in systems engineering techniques are essential. This role offers a salary of £35K-£55K plus benefits including 25 days holiday and a pension.

Benefits

Pension (7% contribution)

25 days holiday

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience.
• Ability to apply systems engineering techniques.
• Experience in systems engineering specialisms.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and leading technical consulting projects.
• Applying and developing systems engineering methods.
• Building relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Soft systems engineering techniques

Hard systems engineering techniques

Building client relationships

Technical reporting

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Systems Engineering Software (e.g., Sparx EA)

Job description

Overview

Systems Engineering Consultant - Defence

Location - Bristol

Salary: £35K-£55K negotiable plus benefits, pension (7% contribution), 25 days holiday & life insurance

Role

As a Systems Engineering Consultant, you will be delivering analytical and systems engineering support to help our clients design systems, optimise solutions, and make better decisions.

The Role Systems Engineering Consultant

This will include working with clients to analyse their problems; capture requirements; create architectures; identify potential options; assess solutions using systems analysis methods; and make recommendations based on robust evidence. Projects will typically be in support of research and procurement activities in the defence and security sector but may include work in other sectors and government departments.

Responsibilities

• Delivering/ leading technical consulting projects.
• Using systems engineering to tackle real world problems, applying tools and techniques, and developing novel approaches where required.
• Applying and developing systems engineering methods, tools and techniques, including developing and applying novel approaches where required.
• Working organically in customer teams to deliver high quality systems engineering advice & artefacts.
• Building new relationships and maintaining current customer relationships.
• Assisting/ leading in identifying and winning work for a new and growing consultancy.

About You

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following essential and desirable attributes:

Essential

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Ability to use and apply both soft and hard systems engineering techniques to support system design/ development, business decision making, policy development, and/or research.
• Development, application, and delivery of systems engineering methods, tools and artefacts.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
• Building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships.
• Authoring technical reports, developing systems engineering artefacts, and presenting to customers.
• Experience in one or more of the following systems engineering technical specialisms:

• Requirements elicitation and derivation
• Enterprise & System Architecting
• Verification & Validation/ Test & Evaluation
• System Integration
• Technology & Capability Roadmapping
• Capability/ Effects-based Engineering
• Option Analysis/ Solution trade-off studies
• Risk management and analysis
• Workshop design and facilitation

Desirable

• Experience of using specialist Systems Engineering Software (e.g. Sparx EA) to develop SE Artefacts.
• Experience of delivering projects via MBSE.
• Experience of working in UK Defence or UK Government Departments utilising Systems Engineering.
• Membership of relevant professional institution and a desire for further professional development.

Systems Engineering Consultant - Defence