Combat System Engineer

Overview:

Expleo is a global company and a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

This role is to support Expleo to deliver work to customers developing Naval Combat and Mission systems, and will initially require 3 days onsite in Bristol.

Responsibilities:

You will undertake technical work activities within a system engineering context.

Work as part of a technical team in support of project objectives

Assist in the production of technical documentation in support of work carried out.

Engaging with stakeholders, project managers and senior technical staff to ensure customer and business needs are satisfied appropriately and problems are mitigated You will be advising on:

How combat systems should be developed, acquired and evolved

Test, evaluation and acceptance of combat systems and their constituent equipment

Interface management and development

Requirements management

System of system architectures

Lifecycle management and reviews

Subcontractor technical management

The identification and rectification of defects such as those encountered during operational service.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent education with relevant experience.

Essential skills:

Requirements identification and management

Acceptance identification and management

Subcontractor technical management

IVVQA experience

Certification experience MOD defence

Desired skills:

Experience: In the defence industry.

Technical/Specialized Knowledge: Lean/Agile methodology, experience with naval systems or/and mission systems is highly desirable.

Tools: Experience with JIRA, DOORS, EA

Experience in product/system design/evolution

Ability to identify delivery and technical issues, adherence to work plans and schedules, reporting of progress, issues etc. to more senior staff.

Hold or be eligible to gain UK gov security clearance.

Experience:

Experience: 5+ years’ experience in System Engineering area

Relevant engineering/systems engineering experience ISO 15228 or similar

Knowledge, or expertise in any/some of the following. They are listed in priority order.

EW

Comms systems, HF to Satcom and networks

C4I, CMS

DEW

Combat system infrastructures, cloud computing, virtualisation, middleware, open systems and architectures

MBSE

AI

Data fusion

Devsecops

Sonar

UAVs

Navigation systems

Benefits:

Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges

We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to their skills and take part in inspiring projects

Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses

Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!

Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible

Communicating and promoting vacancies

Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job

Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required

Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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