Systems Engineer

Job title:

Systems Engineer

Company

Thales

Job description

Location: Cheadle, United KingdomThales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.The System Engineering Roles are focused on producing consistent specification according to customer needs. They perform a subset of all the System Engineering activities required to develop a solution (from the needs analysis to the IVVQ activities).Primary Purpose of RoleThe Systems Engineering team at Cheadle Heath carries out Systems Engineering activities covering the full lifecycle for Submarine, Surface Ships and Airborne Sonar and Command and Control systems. A vacancy has arisen for ab experienced Systems Engineer, primarily to work within the Submarine domain, on both domestic and export programmes, in particular in the area of requirements management.Principle Relationships – Relationships will be required to be built and maintained with the following principals:

• The system engineer will be required to work closely with:
• The relevant Project Manager(s)
• The relevant Product/Project Design Authorities
• The System Engineering Manager and other System Engineers in the team and/or programme
• The customer/end-user community
• The individual discipline design teams – acoustics, hardware, software, mechanical etc

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
The role may include, but not be limited to the following activities:

• System Requirements Management.
• DOORS Management
• Participation in the preparation and presentation of system level design reviews
• IVVQ planning and execution
• Specification production
• Requirements sell-off and contract acceptance with customer
• Customer and end-user liaison
• Alignment of Product vs Project

Experience and Skills
Skills – Essential

• Demonstrable relevant systems requirements Management experience in the Defense industry
• DOORS practitioner

Skills – Desirable

• Familiarity with SCRUM methodology

Experience – Essential

• Demonstrable relevant systems engineering design & development experience in the Defense or similar industry

Experience – Desirable

• Knowledge of maritime domain operations and/or products
• Knowledge of acoustic design and/or performance in underwater environment

Education and Qualifications
Education – Essential

• Bachelors Degree level, or equivalent, in engineering or relevant scientific discipline.

Education – Desirable

• Higher level Degree/Doctorate, or equivalent.
• Behaviours and Values
• Dynamic
• Innovative
• Ability to communicate clearly and freely
• Reliable
• Strong team player
• Knowledge sharing

#LI-DM1In line with Thales’ Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact for mid to senior roles, or the for graduate and apprentice roles.Great journeys start here, apply now!

Expected salary

Location

England

Job date

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:40:04 GMT

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