System Engineer

1 week ago


Crawley, United Kingdom ALTEN LTD - UK Full time

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you want to make a difference?

You could be one of our 54k+ colleagues in over 30 countries working on inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today

Job Description

We are seeking Systems Design Engineers to join our Cheadle or Crawley team in the Defence sector. If you have a background in systems design and network/software exposure, we want to hear from you

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review and analyze customer requirements to establish baselines and ensure comprehensive version control.
  • Develop robust systems solutions that meet stringent requirements for hardware, software, and complex systems of systems.
  • Propose innovative solutions to meet URD requirements and achieve successful buy-off.
  • Capture, document, and manage technical and project risks, ensuring timely mitigation strategies.
  • Lead the integration of systems architecture, ensuring coherence and compatibility across subsystems.
  • Perform trade-off analysis to optimize system performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Conduct system validation and verification to ensure all requirements are met and systems are fully operational.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align system designs with overall project goals and timelines.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation of system design processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Qualifications

Domain Experience:

  • Defence experience related to surface ships or submarines, preferably with SONAR or sensors.
  • Other industries considered: Automotive, Nuclear, Medical, Networking, Oil & Heavy Industry.

Technical Skills:

  • Systems Design: Context and complexity, SysML and UML diagrams, systems architecture design.
  • Systems Safety: Concept generation and design integrity.
  • Development Lifecycle: Execution and management.
  • Requirements Management: Elicitation, derivation, decomposition, and analysis.
  • Tools: DOORS, Other Requirements Management Tools, PALMA or other PLM tools, JIRA, Agile methodology.

Location & Availability:

  • Based in Cheadle or Crawley.
  • 2/3 days per week on-site initially until established, with flexibility thereafter.

Security Clearance:

  • Candidates must have lived in the UK for at least 5 years with no gaps of 3+ consecutive months to be eligible for security clearance.

Additional Information

Why join us?

  • We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.
  • Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.
  • We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.
  • We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today

In short you get:

  • A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
  • A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
  • A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
  • A competitive salary
  • Private Medical & Travel Insurance
  • Pension Scheme
  • Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
  • Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
  • Flexible way of working (role dependent)

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