Systems Engineer

About this position:

We are currently looking for an experienced Systems Engineer on a contract basis with a global engineering solutions company who have a proven track record serving the product lifecycle needs of high technology companies.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the development and delivery of major platform Capability to the Typhoon Core Nations and our Export Customers. Your work within the system team will directly influence the release of these capabilities.

Job Responsibilities:

In this role, you will provide technical support to the Eurofighter programme and act as a focal point for collating Customer Requirements.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for undertaking reviews of the requirements to understand any system constraints. This will enable you to produce a coherent Design Concept, aligning the view across the Avionics Systems Design Teams. Additionally, you will analyze new and emerging Customer requirements and conduct a full safety scoping exercise to produce an Avionics Systems Feasibility Analysis Report (ASFAR).

Working as part of the Front-End Team, you will collaborate with Cockpit Group Human Machine Interface engineers to capture additional requirements. The ASFAR you produce will drive additional reviews, ultimately leading to a single selected solution known as the Avionics Design Recommendation.

You will play a crucial role in co-ordinating reviews with internal and external teams. You will serve as a focal point for task allocation, query answering, and the generation of documentation. Your responsibilities will also include reviewing Customer Statement of Requirements (SOR) and Eurofighter System Requirements Documentation (SRD) to identify and understand Customer needs.

To excel in this role, you must have a degree in a relevant Engineering subject or equivalent relevant experience. A strong Systems Engineering background from either the Aerospace or Defence sectors is essential. You should also have proven experience in requirements capture and requirements management, as well as a strong understanding of the relationship between requirements and their impact on platform and equipment.

You will perform safety assessments of design changes, highlighting concerns and potential hazards. You will also advise on whether a specific Weapon System Preliminary Hazard Analysis (WS PHA) is required.

Experience Required:

• A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong Systems Engineering background from either Aerospace or Defense sectors.
• Knowledge of the Typhoon platform.
• Proven experience of system safety analysis techniques, using tools such as Fault Tree+.
• Ability to work on several concurrent tasks and effectively report on all.
• Experience of working with equipment ICDs and definition of Logical signal level information.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven experience of stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to write formal project documentation.