System Engineer

Thales Aerospace Communications; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company in Cape Town is seeking a Systems Engineer to take ownership of system-level products, manage technical baselines, and ensure contract compliance. The ideal candidate will have a BSc. or MSc in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience, particularly with RF systems and requirements management tools. Join a dynamic team focused on innovation in satellite communication systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a systems engineer.
• Good knowledge of RF, digital, software, mechanical, and power supplies.
• Experience with product life cycle management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain system technical baseline interfacing with engineering experts.
• Perform system integration and level verification testing.
• Interfacing with program managers and customers on technical matters.
• Address production and maintenance issues.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Knowledge of RF engineering

Technical baseline management

Problem-solving

Education

BSc. or MSc in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Helix

DOORS

Job description

Overview

Overall Job Function To be responsible for the system level product ownership DAU/HLD’s, which involves maintaining the technical baseline, requirements management, verification and validation, production support as well as contract technical compliance.

Responsibilities

• Developing and Maintaining system technical baseline which will involve interfacing with product subject matter experts within Engineering
• System integration and system level verification testing
• Interfacing with program managers and customers on technical and commercial matters
• Addressing production and maintenance issues.

Qualifications

• BSc. or MSc in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a systems engineer
• Good knowledge of various engineering disciplines specializing in RF, but including digital, software, mechanical, and power supplies
• Requirement management
• Requirement Management tools such as Helix or DOORS
• Product Life Cycle Management
• Knowledge of satellite communication systems

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