Job summary

Our client are a leading radar systems designer and manufacturer with an exciting opportunity for an experienced systems engineer to join their growing team.

Key skills required for this role

Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering

Important

Good systems engineering experience ideally in the defence or aerospace markets.

Job description

Job Scope

A Systems Engineer is required within the Surveillance Systems business to develop and deliver Company and Customer Funded systems projects based upon state of the art radar technology. Activities will include all aspects of the Systems Engineering lifecycle from System Concept through to Delivery and Acceptance, including Bid Support, System Design and System Integration.

Applicants are required to be flexible in their approach to work, as every project and support issue presents different challenges. Applicants must also possess an aptitude for problem solving and have an eye for detail

Experience (Essential)

• Experience of systems design, integration & test.
• An understanding of Systems and Product lifecycles from concept through to delivery.
• An understanding of a range of Engineering disciplines (Software, Mechanical, and Electrical).
• Good inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate to all levels within the organisation and externally.
• The flexibility to apply skills and knowledge across a number of different projects and products across the organisation.
• UK Driving License.

Experience (Desired)

• Ideally qualified to Degree level or in Engineering/Mathematics/Physics although relevant, equivalent experience is acceptable
• An understanding of Radar Systems is desirable, although not essential if other complementary skills demonstrate a capacity to understand new technologies quickly and effectively.
• Experience of the whole product lifecycle (concept generation, concept demonstration, development, production, and in-service support).
• Experience of working with and developing systems using communications protocols. (e.g., RS485, RS232, TCP-IP, Canbus etc.)
• Experience of working on product development for Naval Platforms.
• Experience of working on or with Navigation equipment.
• The ability to deliver engineering packages of work to time, cost, and quality.
• Member of a Professional Engineering Institution (e.g., IMechE, IET, INCOSE).