Systems Engineer (EW, DOORS) (Centurion)

DataFin Recruitment; Centurion; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

DataFin Recruitment seeks a Systems Engineer (EW, DOORS) to join a leading defence-focused team in Centurion. You will manage sub-system requirements, drive interfaces between subsystems, and ensure verifiable, testable specifications across system levels.

A strong background in requirements management and experience with DOORS is essential. The role involves eliciting requirements from Technical Product Managers, performing analyses for traceability, and supporting verification and validation

Qualifications

• Eng./BSc Engineering Degree or similar qualification.
• Systems Engineering courses.
• 3+ years’ development experience, preferably in Military EW domain.
• Experience with DOORS or similar Requirements Management tool.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teamwork in a technical project environment.
• Knowledge of Development Processes and Product Management processes.
• Knowledge of System Engineering processes.
• Experience in the defence EW environment.
• Knowledge of Model Based System Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage sub system requirements and integration, system testing and problem solving.
• Analyse requirements for completeness, verifiability, traceability and alignment between subsystems.
• Ensure test requirements are available at system, sub-system and item levels.
• Be responsible for requirements management from compilation to functional analysis and interfaces.
• Elicit and manage requirements from Technical Product Managers.
• Provide technical feedback to Product Managers on sub system requirements.
• Lead product verification, validation and integration activities.

Skills

Requirements management

System integration

Systems engineering

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Requirements analysis

Education

Eng. / BSc Engineering Degree

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Systems Engineer (EW, DOORS) (Centurion)

ENVIRONMENT:

A leading provider of Electronic Systems seeks a strong Systems Engineer whose primary focus will be on requirements management and interfacing between sub systems and speciality Engineers within the systems development process. You will analyse requirements to ensure completeness, feasible, ensure requirements are verifiable and can be validated, traceable and aligned between sub systems, ensuring test requirements are available on system, sub system and item levels. The role will also require that you elicit, document and manage requirements from Technical Product Managers. You will need a B.Eng. / BSc Engineering Degree / similar tertiary qualification and Systems Engineering courses with 3+ years’ experience in development, (preferable in the Military EW domain for Airborne and/or Naval and/or Land) & prior experience with DOORS (or similar Requirements Management tool).

DUTIES:

• Your role includes sub system requirements management, sub system integration, system testing, technical problem solving, configuring hardware and software components according to the specified requirements, diagnosing and resolving technical issues that arise in systems or sub systems.
• Analyse requirements to ensure completeness, feasible, requirements are verifiable and can be validated, traceable and aligned between sub systems.
• Ensure test requirements are available on system, sub system and item levels.
• Be responsible for requirements management, using Product SRS from the compilation of deliverable documents to performing the functional analysis and defining interfaces.
• Elicit, document and manage requirements from Technical Product Managers.
• Determine sub system requirements and provide technical feedback to the relevant Product and Technical Product Managers.

Technical Management –

• Manage the product verification and validation process including testing, in conjunction with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure the execution of internal development activities, in line with a Systems Engineering approach.
• Manage the product requirements management, product integration, verification, validation and industrialisation processes.
• Ensure compliance to specifications and regulations.
• Take leading roles in integration activities (e.g. trials), verification and validation of technical requirements.

Business Development –

• Assist Marketing with Technical documentation, technical inputs and specifications.
• Enhance the corporate image through overall technical performance and delivery of products.

Financial Management –

• Provide inputs for R&D planning with regards to ‘new’ system compliance against established product requirements.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications –

• Eng. / BSc Engineering Degree / similar tertiary qualification.
• Systems Engineering courses.

Experience/Skills –

• More than 3 years’ experience in development, (preferable in the Military EW domain for Airborne and/or Naval and/or Land).
• More than 3 years’ competence and prior experience with DOORS (or similar Requirements Management tool).
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teamwork applied in a technical project environment.
• Knowledge in Development Processes and Product Management processes.
• Knowledge in System Engineering processes.
• Experience in the defence environment of EW.
• Knowledge of Model Based System Engineering.

Advantageous –

• Knowledge of Self Protection System (RWS, LWS, MWS, CMDS and RF).

ATTRIBUTES:

• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary specialists.
• Professionalism and strong work ethic.
• Oral and written communications skills.
• Leadership.