Senior System Engineer

CBSbutler
Rochester
3 days ago
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Senior Systems Engineer



  • Rochester (4 days p/w onsite)
  • £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience



You’ll be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism.



What you’ll be doing: Senior Systems Engineer



  • Understanding our customers’ complex needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels
  • Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach
  • Integration, analysis and test of real time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems
  • Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes
  • Providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers
  • Verifying that customer needs are satisfied
  • Steering new and improved systems development through implementation whilst making use of best practice systems lifecycle processes alongside techniques such as Learn First and Agile



Your skills and experiences: Senior Systems Engineer



Essential



  • Proven experience developing systems in relevant product markets and/or domains, such as control systems, real time displays or other safety related systems, containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronics, mechanics, optics and/or software
  • Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML
  • A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)



Desirable



  • Experience in integration, test, and verification of real time and/or safety related systems, with understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design
  • Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied
  • An understanding of information assurance, cyber security and environmental impact aspects relating to real time embedded engineering products



Benefits



You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

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