Description:
World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit a Platform Systems Engineer.
The candidate must be eligible for UK MoD clearance for access to the appropriate security level.
The salary on offer is £35k - £40k + Great Benefits
Job Description:
To mature hardware architectures within a platform environment. Establish hardware Defining Specs, develop architectures, define hardware performance requirements, develop and maintain interfaces, select and procure hardware components, lead integration activities, technical management of suppliers
Accountabilities:
- Carry out a full range of technical analyses and investigations, including evaluation and selection of technical options and prepare reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems and the improvement of engineering capability.
- Prepare a full range of specifications, develop designs in line with specifications and all quality and technical standards, and carry out design appraisals in assigned areas to ensure all standards are maintained.
- Carry out investigations into a full range of problems, issues or developments and develop and prepare solutions, individually or as a member of a project team.
- Define testing approaches and specify tests in assigned/specialist area(s) and evaluate and make recommendations based on results, including making suggestions to improve test/diagnosis processes.
- Lead engineering support activities in the field (and carry out the most complex activities) for specific products and customers to ensure the operability of products.
- Act as a "floating consultant" offering personal expertise to improve performance or resolve others’ technical / specialist problems
Ideal:
- Plan, control and deliver assigned projects or work packages, and make an input as required to cross-functional projects / investigations; ensuring requirements are delivered to plan.
- Carry out team planning, risk management and quality activities in assigned areas in line with all requirements and processes.
- Provide effective support to customers in assigned areas, delivering solutions to meet the customer’s needs and requirements plus the programme plan.
Experience/Skills:
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Substantial analytical and problem solving skills
- Sound understanding of the system design process (including System and Sub-System Specification, System Test and Integration)
- Experience of sub supplier management
- Experience of Land and / or Naval and / or Air Platform environments
- Practical experience of hardware design and integration
- Knowledge of data processing architectures
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