Senior Missions Systems Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Providing diagnostics and first-line maintenance on a variety of airborne radar electro-optic and radio frequency sensors mission computers datalinks (SATCOM and line-of-sight) onboard operator consoles and ground stations
• Lead MBSE Implementation: Drive the transition from traditional document-based engineering to a model-centric environment. Owning the system model (SysML) and ensuring it serves as the single source of truth for the entire project lifecycle.
• Team Leadership & Management: Lead a team of Mission Systems Engineers Technicians and Designers. Responsible for assisting career development project resourcing and maintaining a high standard of technical excellence across the team.
• System Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full V-model lifecycle from initial concept and requirements derivation to system integration verification and validation (V&V).
• Electronics Oversight: Provide technical guidance on electronic hardware development ensuring that system-level requirements for power thermal management and signal integrity are met at the board and chassis level.
• Standardisation & Architecture: While maintaining a generic systems approach ensure designs remain modular and scalable utilising industry standards such as VPX where high-performance ruggedized computing is required.
• Management of a Systems Integration Lab that replicates the aircraft environment for testing new equipment training operators and troubleshooting potential defects.
• Day to day liaison with key stakeholders including Flight Operations Task Specialists Engineering (Part-145) and Intelligence Analysts.

Skills Knowledge & Expertise

• MBSE Proficiency: Expert knowledge of SysML and experience with tools such as MatLab or similar.
• Electronics Foundation: Solid understanding of digital and analog circuit design power distribution and electronic packaging.
• Open Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with VPX architecture (VITA standards) for modular system design and backplane communication.
• Requirements Engineering: Managing complex requirements and taking concepts through the V lifecycle whilst maintaining traceability and compliance to successful integration.
• Technical Communication: The ability to distill complex technical trade-offs for executive leadership and non-technical clients.
• Problem Solving: A proven track record of resolving system-of-systems level issues that cross the boundaries of hardware software and firmware.
• Flexibility: Ability to work in a fast paced engineering environment effective under pressure and adept at prioritising tasks whilst managing competing demands; whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Communication: The ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels. Develops and maintains strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve business objectives
• Standards: Demonstrates a strong personal commitment to health safety and environmental procedures ensuring their consistent implementation and adherence.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Systems Engineering Electrical/Electronic Engineering/related field or 5 years of total experience in a systems engineering environment with a clear progression into leadership.
  
  

• INCOSE CSEP/ESEP or OCSMP (OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional) is highly desirable.
• Management Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience managing engineering teams including performance management and budget oversight.
• Strategic Planning: Ability to align technical roadmaps with broader business objectives.
• CAA/EASA Part-145 knowledge and experience
  
  

Job Benefits

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