Engineer (Systems Engineering)

About the role

The Engineer (Systems Engineering) within the Systems Engineering & Assurance discipline will be key to enabling capability growth. Individuals interested in such a role require a strong foundation in Systems Engineering, integration and assurance techniques, ideally within the transportation industry.

Responsibilities

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for delivering high-quality requirements, integration, interface management and verification & validation services to our clients. Predominantly focused in the transport domain, typical tasks and responsibilities include:

• Implementing processes to capture, manage, validate and measure the quality of systems engineering outputs and deliverables e.g. requirements.
• Working closely with Stakeholders to elicit requirements, ensuring the resulting requirements are clear, concise, demonstratable, unambiguous and achievable.
• Work with projects to ensure robust evidence for the validation and verification of Requirements.
• Implementing systems, processes and using industry standard tools (e.g. DOORS, Visio, Enterprise Architect) and process (e.g. Architecting) to support integration, requirements and V&V.
• Maintaining and developing competence in line with our systems engineering competence framework.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with external parties (e.g. INCOSE/IfSE, SaRS) and clients (e.g. Network Rail, HS2, Heathrow Airport Ltd) to enhance the company reputation.

Essential requirements

The suitable candidate will have proven and broad-ranging experience coupled with commercial acumen and a desire to learn and develop in their Systems Engineering understanding within an established design consultancy. Thus, we are looking for someone with the following knowledge and experience:

• Experience working in Requirements Management, DOORS, and document control on projects
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure projects
• Previous experience in the UK rail industry with respect to Systems Engineering application to turnkey mainline or mass transit railway projects
• Knowledge of systems engineering concepts and processes, including project lifecycle delivery and applicable standards

Desirable requirements

• Experience of ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 and ISO/IEC42010
• Experience of DOORS Requirements Management Databases
• Experience of configuration management methods/tools
• Experience of undertaking verification, validation and system assurance activities on major infrastructure programmes