Systems Architect

**Systems Architect**

**6 month contract**

**Rates: Negotiable**

**Newport, UK**

Advantage Resourcing are seeking a Systems Architect to join a leading defence organisation and work on the development of a new product.

As a Principal Systems Engineer you will be responsible for the execution of system engineering work packages, overseeing their timely completion in accordance with Clients System Engineering Governance whilst meeting project deliverable expectations.

You will liaise within a multi-disciplined team (including project management, software, hardware and test functions) to ensure the solution is technical feasible and aligns with the stakeholder and system level requirements throughout the development lifecycle.

The role sits within the System Engineering function of Clients Cyber Security Function.

**Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Establish defined deliverables and objectives for the completion of the work package.
- Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions including materials, manpower and time.
- Support management and monitoring of work package delivery.
- Establish milestones for necessary contributions from departments and develop processes to facilitate their collaboration.
- Working alongside the requirements lead to develop the requirements set alongside a viable solution.
- Work with the relevant teams to assure the performance, quality and functionality of the system against the deliverable requirements.
- Assist other department engineers in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other members of the team.
- Creating accurate, schematics plans of the system.
- Responsible for providing clear engineering best practices through adopting the necessary corporate and engineering governance.

**Work closely with engineering professionals within the company to**:

- Develop clear coherent system information to enable rigorous asset management.
- Develop a Bill of Material for the system of interest / deliverable.
- Develop the necessary support structures to meet the deliverable requirements.
- Maintain hardware and software needed for projects to be completed efficiently.

**Essential Experience**:

- Experience in a Leading System Engineering Role or a desire to develop from an experienced system engineering background into this position.
- Experience of planning, estimating and defining engineering tasks.
- Knowledge and experience of working to the V-Model, Spiral and Agile methods of development.

**Desirable Experience**:

- Ability to operate both at a strategic and tactical level, with a willingness to engage directly to resolve detailed technical issues.
- Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
- Experience working collaboratively across a large team to achieve business improvement objectives.
- Experience in using Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools.
- Experience of software development, integration and testing at a full system level.

**Interested?