Expert Services Systems Engineer in Bristol

As an Expert Services - Systems Engineer (ES-SE), you will play a pivotal role in delivering the future of Systems and Mission Systems Engineering. Collaborating with colleagues and clients, you will scope and deliver critical activities while responding to emerging challenges across a range of technical and environmental areas, including Land, Maritime, Air, Weapons, and Space. Working in Expert Services you will provide effective Engineering and Safety support and guidance to safety critical tasks and activities by identifying issues early in the project life-cycle. Those issues are managed through engineering processes, creating strong controls and mitigations for technical risks. Through this you will be a part of balancing the Cost, Effectiveness and Safety of the equipment the National Armaments Director (NAD) delivers to the Armed Forces. You will have the opportunity to work across the entire project life-cycle and be instrumental in helping pan-National Armaments Director Group clients solve complex problems in Defence.

You will be based out of Bristol and will need to attend this site to support business needs (nominally 1 day per week). However, we endeavour to provide flexible and smarter working. These roles do have some travel expectations, including overnight stays, depending on the ES-SE Team or Client needs; however, this is typically limited to UK locations and comes with advance notice.

Responsibilities

• Scope systems engineering tasks based upon the risk and complexity of the system and acquisition approach.
• Form accurate costed proposals for tasks, negotiate and gain approval for resource commitment and deliver high quality products to stringent levels of time, cost, and quality.
• Responsible for evaluating the problem space, collecting, and analysing data and delivering problem resolution.
• Support the implementation of recommendations to deliver the high value benefits predicted.
• Identify and analyse technical hazards/project impacts then contribute to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed.
• Provide expert advice and support to clients and other stakeholders, helping them to understand and correctly frame their requirement.
• Develop and select appropriate tools, processes or methods in unclear situations based on experience and expertise.
• Identify opportunities to implement best practice.
• Manage and participate in assurance, audit, and reviews activity.
• Provide technical leadership and expert guidance to clients and other stakeholders to enhance the capability and effectiveness of the deliverable.
• Ensure that the proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited.

Travel and location requirements: based in Bristol with occasional UK travel as needed for business requirements, typically with advance notice.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Have wide ranging depth and breadth experience of providing technical advice and delivery of successful Systems Engineering outcomes.
• Demonstrate experience of providing technical advice and leading the delivery of successful Systems Engineering outcomes.
• As a minimum be professionally registered as either IEng (or alternative) or equivalent experience. Expectation that IEng (or alternative) will be achieved within 12 months of joining permanently.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Core Behaviour 1: Leadership;
• Core Behaviour 2: Delivering at Pace;
• Technical Competence 1: PMPC Stakeholder Management - Practitioner;
• Technical Competence 2: ECF_01 Suitable Systems and Systems Thinking - Practitioner.

Desirable experience includes providing technical advice and delivery of successful Systems Engineering outcomes across defence programmes and related domains.

Benefits and Additional Information

• Salary: £46,400 (plus generous benefits).
• The Ministry of Defence contributes £13,442 towards the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• 25 days' annual leave +1 day per year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays, and a day off for the King's birthday.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Market-leading pension contribution (approx. 28.97%).
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards.
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications.
• Support for progression and career development.
• Discounts, volunteering days, and enhanced parental leave schemes.

EEO/compliance: The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates successful at interview to declare any outside interests; declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made to ensure mitigations can be put in place to manage potential conflicts of interest.