Systems Engineer in South Molton

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

Quest Global is an organisation at the forefront of innovation and one of the world's fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognised expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

The Systems Engineer will work together with the customer contributing to requirements management and problem understanding, supporting facilities engineering and major infrastructure projects. This role may include but is not limited to:

• Requirements management, ensuring projects are properly scoped and delivered using sound systems thinking principles.
• Facilitating stakeholder workshops, helping shape pragmatic approaches to complex and real-world infrastructure problems.
• Structuring verification and validation plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with engineering discipline leads to obtain engineering assistance required, define activities and jointly establish Statements of Work.
• Work collaboratively with the client leadership to ensure goals of engagement are fulfilled, new ideas are discussed and workstream expansion plans implemented.
• Ensure project scoping, requirements capture and problem definition are done effectively and collaboratively.
• Support the development of technical documentation including requirement sets, interface definitions, V&V plans and logical architectures.
• Apply and promote practical systems thinking in support of infrastructure and facilities maintenance projects.
• Compile and peer review project and technical reports.
• Workload Management - Workload planning, estimating & scheduling, support project coordination if part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Be adaptable, as project requirements evolve, and ensure relevant parties are notified of changes in the project.
• Drive customer satisfaction.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Typically 2+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g., aerospace, nuclear, maritime, infrastructure, oil and gas etc.).
• Understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, integration and verification and validation.
• Knowledge of requirements engineering practices and methods.
• Experience organising and supporting stakeholder meetings. Ability to engage with stakeholders, technical teams and cross-functional groups to understand their key needs.
• Experience in applying systems thinking in environments with legacy systems, real-world constraints and evolving problem sets.
• Good understanding of project life cycle from concept, commissioning to operations and maintenance.

Desirable Attributes:

• Exposure to systems engineering frameworks such as INCOSE SE Handbook or relevant Defence Standards.
• Experience in design and construction phases especially in a dockyard or industrial infrastructure environment.
• Experience with IBM DOORS.
• Experience in Project Engineering: including scoping, proposing solutions and approaches, coordinating and managing progress and reporting.