Job summary

Mission Systems Engineer - £79.16ph UMB - Warton (Preston) - 12 Months

Key skills required for this role

Principal Systems Engineer, Mission Systems Engineer

Important

Mission Systems Engineer

Job description

As an experienced mission systems engineer, you will get the opportunity to develop the next generation of mission systems across the engineering lifecycle, from requirements through to design, development and implementation.
The successful candidate could be expected to provide technical expertise, supporting and / or leading in the following activities for mission systems as part of a multi-functional engineering team:
* Concepting
* Architecting
* Requirements management
* Design
* Testing
* Safety
* Cyber Security
* Qualification and certification
You will be positioned as and where needed on any of these activities.
The role will also require you to:
* Lead and support team meetings / DSUMs / Agile reviews
* Manage / help / direct less experienced Systems Engineers, e.g. an apprentice
* Manage the creation of Engineering documents that form part of the Systems Engineering process

Your skills and qualifications:
A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience
Systems engineering and engineering lifecycle experience
Knowledge of systems engineering methods and tools (e.g. UML/SysML, MoDAF, MOOD, Matlab)
Experience of developing mission systems and associated domain knowledge

What we're looking for in you:
* Ability to work in a changing and evolving environment
* Innovative approach to problem solving
* Ability to work in a multi-partner / multi-national environment
* Existing UK SC/DV clearance without caveats (or willingness to be put forward for these level of clearance as a condition of employment)