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Senior Systems Engineer

Leidos Farnborough, Hampshire Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

£61,500-£78,800 per year

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Description

We are in search of two Senior Systems Engineers for our Leidos engineering capability. The successful Systems Engineers will have a full understanding of the principles of systems engineering, will have prior experience as a Systems Engineer involving accepting and integrating software products from suppliers.

Using your experience in Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for working with customers and suppliers to execute Systems Engineering activities across the full lifecycle, with a focus on the low level system design.

Your role and responsibilities:

  • Maintain Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM)
  • Update artefacts (designs and documents) so that they map to RVTM
  • Work with Testers to Review Requirements against Test cases/acceptance criteria, identify gaps, propose solutions and manage exceptions/mitigations
  • Define and update acceptance criteria and get agreement from customer/stakeholders
  • Support the definition and design of interfaces
  • Version Control all relevant SE artefacts and agreed interfaces
  • Document and manage programme V Model activities and Artefacts while liaising with delivery team leads
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware, software, and network components
  • Document data flow and data matrix views of a system
  • Contribute to Systems Concept of Operations Document through process definition and documentation
  • Track and present progress of deliverables and dependencies
  • Review and Update Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) when needed
  • Document engineering management/governance processes

Basic Qualifications:

  • Proven track record with a minimum of 3 years’ Experience in Systems Engineering role for IT/software systems
  • Familiarity in working within at least Systems Engineering Frameworks eg ICOSE, NAF, DODAF, MODAF, MBSE
  • Good working knowledge of Software and Hardware used for IT systems technologies
  • Experience of Systems Engineering within a Software/IT delivery
  • Experience of working within Agile and Waterfall delivery models
  • Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills
  • Self-Starter with ability to work with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or suitable experience in an Engineering or Technology subject
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in cross-functional teams
  • Ideally proficient with system modelling tools (e.g., SysML, UML) and enterprise design software/system modelling (eg Cameo, Archimate)

Benefits:

  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
  • Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
  • Flexi-Time

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology
  • System modelling tools
  • Enterprise design software

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Farnborough-Hampshire-UK/Senior-System-Engineer_R-00195789

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