Senior Systems Engineer in Thatcham

Powering Decision. Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield, find your place in the future of defense.

Cyber Business. Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.

Job Description. The Ultra Engineering function manages a portfolio of specialist capabilities generating highly differentiated solutions and products by applying electronic, mechanical, and software technologies in demanding and critical environments to meet customer needs.

Responsible for / Key responsibilities:

• Report to and support the Systems discipline lead across the totality of the Systems assigned work packages and tasking to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.
• Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems following Systems Engineering processes to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.
• Develop Systems Engineering artefacts as required across the product development lifecycle to result in a positive project outcome.
• Responsible for contributing towards the design, development, and delivery of the Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more project work packages such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.
• Work closely with the system hardware, firmware, and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.
• Plan, co-ordinate, and present at internal and external design reviews to senior management and customers to ensure a successful event.
• Actively contribute to and/or lead defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule, and cost.
• Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives.
• Contribute towards and review technical proposals and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs, and risks for bids and proposals leading to contract awards.
• Work closely with discipline lead/s, project management, and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin.
• Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.
• Review and sign off significant technical documents; frequently support chairs in technical reviews for significant deliverables.
• Explain technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.
• Support and offer value add improvements to the Systems discipline to grow the overall capability as a whole.
• Develop to achieve a specific Subject Matter Expertise recognised as the company expert in a specific subject matter such as a specific practice, tool, product type, or technical area.

Role requirements:

Essential: Has or gains and then maintains SC security clearance.

Desirable: Willing and eligible to obtain and maintain DV security clearance.

Qualifications / skills required:

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Defence/Aerospace industry experience.
• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycles.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design.
• Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.
• Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques, and technology trends.
• Experience of DOORS, UML, SEBoK, Enterprise Architect, and SysML.
• Experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software, or firmware development particularly in an embedded environment.

Desirable:

• INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP.
• Technical management experience of a team of systems engineers.
• Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required.

Notice: Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the roles requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

Our Benefits: Every employee is critical to our success and as such we offer a range of flexible employee benefits including: Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme, Private Medical Cover, 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, Pension Contribution, 4 x Life Assurance Cover, Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday, Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more, Security Clearance Allowance where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance.

Diversity Equity & Inclusion Statement: At Ultra I&C we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We therefore do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible.