Systems Engineer (MBSE)

MASS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Salisbury seeks a Systems Engineer to join their Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group. You will design and support capabilities, engaging with stakeholders and ensuring project success. Essential skills include Systems Engineering and UML/SysML. You must be a UK National eligible for security clearance. This role offers a salary of £40,000 - £65,000 and various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Annual Wellbeing allowance

Two pension schemes

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance scheme

Career development support

Qualifications

• Experience gathering stakeholder use cases and writing requirements specifications.
• Model Based Systems Engineering skills essential.
• Must be a UK National and eligible to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support new capabilities.
• Participate in local and worldwide trials.
• Act as primary point of contact for stakeholder enquiries.

Skills

Systems Engineering

System Design Documentation

Systems Modelling (UML/SysML)

Test and acceptance of integrated systems

Experience across the Engineering Delivery Lifecycle

Requirements Management (DOORS/Enterprise Architect etc.)

Tools

JavaScript

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Systems Engineer (MBSE) – Porton Down (SP4) – Perm - Full Time On-site

• Salary £40,000 - £65,000 DOE
• 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shut-down
• Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
• Annual Wellbeing allowance
• Two pension schemes to choose from
• Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members
• Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
• Share Save scheme
• Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail discounts
• Career development support

Come and join our expanding Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group (EWOS) which is made up of 60+ electronic warfare specialists. From all manner of backgrounds, our engineers, scientists, and ex-military personnel combine their experience to help our customers achieve the true operational potential and help keep their people and platforms safe.

We are continuing to grow our team at Porton Down, Salisbury, working on key state-of-the-art research, development, and delivery projects, led by our technical customer, Dstl.

You will help with the design, implementation, and support of new capabilities, as well as participate in local and worldwide trials using both existing and future technology.

Working autonomously with unprecedented access to the customer, you will be crucial to ensuring the success of deployment, verification, and validation. You will develop into the Subject Matter Expert (SME), acting as the primary point of contact for stakeholder enquiries.

The invaluable experience you’ll bring

Joining a large project in its early phases, you will be needed to gather stakeholder use cases and write requirements specifications (URD and SRDs).

This will mean providing ongoing support and continuous assistance during deployment to help with these design activities, leveraging your Model Based Systems Engineering (UML/SysML/Archimate) skills.

Essential:

• Systems Engineering
• System Design Documentation
• Systems Modelling (UML/SysML)
• Test and acceptance of integrated systems
• Experience across the Engineering Delivery Lifecycle
• Requirements Management (DOORS/Enterprise Architect etc.)

Desirable:

• Coding experience (JavaScript or MATLAB/Simulink)
• Defence Industry knowledge of EW systems
• Previous ex-Military experience with EW systems (operator, maintenance, support, or acquisition).

Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing you to flourish and to achieve your full potential. You are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support you as individuals including, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive employee assistance programme.

Our non-negotiables:

Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:

• A UK National and eligible to work in the UK
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government DV-level security clearance

Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!