Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Principal Consultant (Contract/Freelance) – Defence Industry A senior technical Systems Engineering role applying the principles of Systems Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system customer support and disposal. Applies Systems Engineering experience to design and develop system and sub‑system level technical solutions, and to resolve engineering issues for a range of engineering scenarios. Employs a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience of engineering and company approaches, techniques and governance. Works independently under limited technical direction. Undertakes Simulation Systems equipment design, network design and software design to meet customer requirements, which can include installation design and simulation performance prediction assessment – where Simulation Systems are primarily software‑intensive systems targeted to integrated Commercial‑Off‑The‑Shelf (COTS) platforms. Responsibilities Apply a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience of Systems Engineering and company approaches, techniques and governance to design and develop solutions and resolve engineering issues and problems for a range of products and engineering situations, compiling technical reports and accompanying presentations as required Apply the Systems Engineering principles of ISO 15288 to the design and build of systems through the entire engineering lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system support and disposal Apply the Systems Engineering and Software Engineering principles of ISO 15288 and ISO 12207 to the design of software‑based Simulation Systems through the entire engineering lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system support and disposal Undertake Simulation Systems equipment design, network design, and software design, including associated performance prediction and installation design Work independently under limited technical direction across a range of products and services, resolving common engineering problems Discern and decompose requirements to system and sub‑system level and manage these in an approved toolset such as IBM DOORS Next Provide, review and adhere to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements Undertake system design decomposition and architectural modelling to subsystem level, including associated external and internal interface definition, and manage architectural models in an approved toolset such as CATIA Magic (Cameo) Undertake system integration, test planning and execution Contribute to definition of acceptance strategies in order to verify requirement compliance at specific levels of system design, supporting production of customer acceptance evidence Undertake technical reviews, verification and approval of engineering technical design and documentation in accordance with business, legislative and customer requirements Provide technical guidance to immediate team Maintain a good working knowledge of contemporary Systems Engineering practices including Model Based Engineering, cyber security, safety procedures, and technologies used to realise simulated environments Knowledge Understands engineering principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and be capable of systems thinking, applying holistic approaches to complex problems Experience of requirements management (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration management Experience of working with large scale complex system designs Experience of integration of predominantly software‑based systems, particularly with Commercial‑Off‑The‑Shelf (COTS) platforms, technology and network functionality Experience of multiple phases of an engineering lifecycle and good knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and associated tools (e.g. JIRA) Experience of mathematical simulation tools/languages (e.g. Mathworks MATLAB, Simulink, Pearl, Python, MathCAD) Experience of using a high level design methodology (e.g. UAF, NAF, TOGAF, SysML, UML) and the production of associated design artefacts, including documentation Experience of working with contemporary technologies and concepts e.g. MBE, MBSE, digital twins, simulated environments, AR/VR, AI/ML, IoT, etc. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Contract Job Function Defense and Space Manufacturing Get notified about new System Engineer jobs in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom. #J-18808-Ljbffr