Description
- Split of Remote and onsite working (Hybrid Model)
- Inside IR35 paying £60 - £65 per hour
Our client is a Leading Design & Manufacturing defence business with a product range in surveillance and defence industries.
We currently require an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead the full design and development life cycle of electrical and electronic systems, hardware, and Embedded software. In addition, this role is necessarily expected to drive the continuous improvement of systems engineering within the broader engineering team through mentoring, training, and process improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Champion the systems engineering discipline within the engineering team, providing continuous improvement to processes, mentoring/training of staff and providing recommendations to the Engineering Director aligned with the Strategic Plan
Support project managers in the formation of project plans, estimates, identification and management of risk/issues, project reporting and adherence to schedule and cost
Identify cost and schedule reduction opportunities during project planning and through project life cycle
Support the team in the analysis, breakdown and derivation of requirements for lower level subsystems and engineering disciplines
Provide system architectural designs and trade off analyses
Take technical leadership of multi-discipline engineering design projects and provide guidance to other engineers during development project phases.
Lead design reviews with customers
Take a hands-on leadership role in the planning and execution of integration, validation and verification, compliance and commissioning aspects of the products
Provide line management and career coaching of direct reports as required.
Key requirements
Strong degree in a relevant engineering discipline
Demonstrable passion for the systems engineering discipline
Demonstrable understanding and experience in requirements capture and through-life management
At least 5 years' experience of systems engineering on multidisciplinary projects
At least 5 years' experience of Cradle to grave product development, including verification and validation and beyond
Proven experience of leading and successfully delivering multi-disciplinary projects.
Design experience in products requiring combined mechanical, electronic and software components.
Good all-round practical understanding of electrical and electronics systems.