Systems Design Engineer

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Systems Design Engineer on an initial 12 – month contract. As the Systems Design Engineer you will be working on a project which is developing, building and testing real hardware for a key missile sub-system. The role is to design the architecture and to develop the technical requirements for a seeker.

Role: Systems Design Engineer
Pay: Up to £60 per hour via umbrella
Location: Stevenage – onsite majority of time
Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 12 Months Contract
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: Security Clearance required on submission.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide support to integration and testing teams in capturing test requirements and plans in DOORS
• Flow-down of system requirements to subsystem requirement specifications
• Define and maintain design justification record providing linkage from system requirements to subsystem requirements.
• Defining algorithms in firmware and software
• Development of system-level test sequences
• Liaise with subsystem teams, to ensure design proposals take into account existing design constraints.
• Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) – increasingly adopted within MBDA’s System Engineering domain
• Supporting safety, security, and reliability aspects of projects
• Support customer working groups as required

Essential Experience

• You will be able to perform requirements analysis and trade off studies to flow down requirements to seeker sub-assemblies, firmware and software
• Experience using DOORS or other SysML tools
• You will be able to demonstrate your systems engineering experience
• You will be able to demonstrate exposure to system requirements, as well as developing system architecture models and configuration control
• You will be able to discuss hardware, firmware or software design constraints
• Knowledge of RF is desirable
• Have a willingness to learn about the project, tools and methods
• Demonstrate persistence to get the job done
• Ability to work as part of a fast paced team

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation

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