Systems Engineer

Opportunity for contract extension or to be made permanent

£53.00 per hour PAYE; Up to £70/hourly Umbrella rate

The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, are looking for a Systems Engineer to join the diverse Weapon Systems Design & Verification team, supporting the sustainment and improvement of the weapon system architecture. The position is based at the Bristol site.

As a Systems Engineer with previous experience, the role will involve resolving technical queries, managing subsystem architecture and definition, and verification and validation activities.

What you'll get to do as a Systems Engineer:

Management of System and sub-system level requirements and interface definition, including management of design baselines.
System architecture definition.
Management and resolution of Problems and Queries that arise from development & qualification activity
Understanding the impact of proposed changes on the current design / performing trade studies to de-risk the system design and ensure the continued viability of the product.
Supporting coordination of key Design Reviews.
Generation and review of technical documentation to support verification activity.
System level compliance evidence compilation.
System certification and generation of System verification documentation (e.g., Design Verification Plans, and Requirement Verification Modules).
Systems support to other parallel programmes as required.

What we're looking for:

Depending on the candidate, this role could also include the management of System Engineering work packages.

An appreciation of the Systems Engineering lifecycle and processes, including requirement elicitation and interface definition, identifying, and managing key design drivers, modification development and formal verification and certification processes.
Experience in Systems integration (mechanical/electrical/software) would be beneficial.
An ability to produce concise, coherent, and detailed technical reports of a high quality.
An ability to work proactively and flexibly across several variant programmes for which relative priorities can change quickly.
An effective team player with strong interpersonal and influencing skills, essential to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in building cohesion in the relationships between the Systems team and various interfacing teams.
An awareness of RTC & DOORS would be beneficial.
Key Technical competencies:
Proven career experience of Systems Engineering (good understanding of CADMID & V-lifecycles)
Strong technical competency - proven experience in understanding and resolving technical issues & communicating technical detail at the level appropriate for the audience
Key candidate characteristics:
Flexibility to react to changing priorities and managing conflicting demands
Work with a degree of autonomy and pro-active by nature
You must be a UK national or citizen to be eligible for the role.

More about the role:

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at MBDA's, Bristol's state of the art site, which plays a key part in missiles operations. The location offers excellent transportation links, outstanding learning and development opportunities, and social, charitable, and sporting activities.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.