Systems Engineer (MilSatcom)

Carbon 60; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence and aerospace company is seeking a Systems Engineer in Portsmouth. This contract role involves the design and integration of advanced telecommunications systems, primarily for military satellite communications. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electronic Engineering or a related field, along with proven experience in telecommunications projects and strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in design, integration, and rollout of telecommunications systems.
• Knowledge of Waterfall or Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements and ensure stakeholder needs are met.
• Own traceability and verification processes.
• Support Verification, Validation, and Test activities.

Skills

Customer-facing skills

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Education

University degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or Telecommunications

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Job description

Overview

Systems Engineer (MilSatcom) - 1894

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Systems Engineer to join a leading defence and aerospace company in their Portsmouth, UK office. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the design, integration, and rollout of cutting-edge digital telecommunications systems, with a focus on military satellite communications (MilSatcom) projects.

Responsibilities

• Requirements capture and definition, ensuring stakeholder needs are met through to sub-system implementation
• Ownership of traceability and verification processes
• Supporting Verification, Validation, and Test (VV&T) activities
• Defining ground system-level architectural designs and trade-offs
• Collaborating with Engineering Leads and Partners to develop segment and sub-system architectures
• Providing technical proposal inputs and supporting customer and internal governance reviews
• Contributing to project management and planning activities as required

Qualifications

• A university degree or equivalent in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related discipline
• Proven experience in the design, integration, and rollout of end-to-end digital telecommunications systems, preferably in the MilSatcom domain
• Knowledge of Waterfall or Agile methodologies and experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and associated tools
• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent presentation and technical writing abilities

Additional Details

This position is a contract role based onsite in Portsmouth. It is a 6 month contract with the possibility of extension.

How to apply

If you are interested and would like to know more, please contact Carbon60 Fareham.

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