Systems & Performance Engineer

Safran; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An international high-technology group is seeking a Senior Systems & Performance Engineer based in Wolverhampton. The role involves developing technical specifications for actuation systems, managing requirements, and analyzing customer needs. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years in the aerospace industry along with expertise in systems engineering and computer simulations. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to military and civil projects in a dynamic industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of aerospace or similar industry experience.
• Expertise in development of computer simulations for complex systems.
• Ability to work independently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical specifications for actuation systems.
• Establish system architecture and develop interface definitions.
• Manage requirements and create specifications for suppliers.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Problem Solving

Analytical Methods

Requirements Definition

Systems Thinking

Tools

Mathworks Matlab

Simulink

IBM Rational DOORS 9.X

Job description

Overview

We are actively seeking a Senior Systems & Performance Engineer to join our Wolverhampton-based team, contributing expertise to military and civil actuation projects. This individual will play a key role in an integrated product team, leveraging their experience to autonomously plan and execute Systems & Performance Engineering work packages.

Collaboration with the Principal Systems/Performance Engineer will enhance project delivery as needed.

Responsibilities

Develop technical specifications and solutions for intricate actuation systems, involving requirements capture, architecture development, trade studies, requirements validation, design performance analysis, modeling, verification, and integration.

Understand, interpret, and clarify customer and stakeholder requirements.

Establish system architecture and develop interface definitions.

Manage requirements and create specifications for internal and external suppliers.

Utilise computer modelling and simulation for actuation systems, encompassing hydro-mechanical and electro-mechanical systems.

Support product design and development through static and dynamic analysis, including sizing, sensitivity, and robustness analysis, as well as control law development.

Conduct trade‑off analysis to identify optimised solutions.

Produce project deliverables such as Performance Analysis reports, Requirements Management Plans, System Description Documents, Verification Summaries, and Compliance Reports.

Generate and track progress on requirements validation, traceability, and verification matrices/summaries.

Analyse customer requirements for compliance.

Identify and address technical risks and implement risk mitigation throughout the program’s lifecycle.

Contribute to the development of standard work and best practices within the function.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of aerospace (or similar) industry experience
• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering activities and the development of computer simulations for complex hydraulic, mechanical, and/or electrical systems.
• Demonstrates unwavering personal integrity, operates independently with composure under pressure, and employs a logical approach to technical problem resolution and decision‑making.

Desirable skills

• Showing proficiency in analytical methods, problem‑solving, Systems Thinking, System Lifecycles, System Modelling and Analysis, Requirements Definition, and System Architecting.
• Knowledgeable in hydro‑mechanical and/or electro‑mechanical systems, including control and monitoring.
• Proven experience in system integration, model verification, and conducting intricate failure investigations.
• Training provided for daily applications, with a preference for prior experience in IBM Rational DOORS 9.X.
• Familiarity with Mathworks Matlab and Simulink software packages.
• Experience in applying requirements management software to projects.

About Safran

Safran is an international high‑technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.