Onsite Systems Engineer: Architecture & Lifecycle Expert

HENSOLDT South Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to contribute to the full lifecycle, from requirements to verification and management activities. The role is onsite in Centurion, requiring hands-on analysis and cross‑disciplinary collaboration to deliver robust system architectures.

The ideal candidate will have a BSc/BEng in an engineering field with 3–5 years of experience and may hold advanced degrees or System Life Cycle training.

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng in Electronic, Software, Mechanical or related Engineering field is required.
• BSc/BEng (Hons) or MSc/MEng advantageous for the role.
• Minimum 3 years’, preferably 5 years’, experience in advanced engineering environments with complex architectures.
• Formal training in System Life Cycle Management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system requirements and architectures within the systems engineering framework to ensure traceability, alignment, and compliance with stakeholder, functional, and physical design expectations.
• Support the development of system‑level technical solutions within design, cost, schedule, and regulatory constraints to ensure compliant, supportable, manufacturable, and safe system outcomes.
• Conduct system analyses, modelling, simulations, and trade‑off studies within the engineering lifecycle to optimise system performance, inform design decisions, and ensure robust risk and cost management.
• Support system integration, testing, verification, validation, and lifecycle activities within defined engineering processes to ensure successful system realisation, performance compliance, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate technical governance, stakeholder engagement, and project support activities within programme and engineering environments to ensure alignment, effective communication, risk management, and delivery against project objectives

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Architecture development

Modelling & performance analysis

Engineering tools

Education

BSc / BEng in Electronic, Software, Mechanical or related Engineering field

BSc/BEng (Hons) or MSc/MEng advantageous

Job description

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to contribute to the full lifecycle, from requirements to verification and management activities. The role is onsite in Centurion, requiring hands-on analysis and cross‑disciplinary collaboration to deliver robust system architectures.

The ideal candidate will have a BSc/BEng in an engineering field with 3–5 years of experience and may hold advanced degrees or System Life Cycle training.