Product Development - Systems Engineer

About the Company

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. Our client are on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, our client have helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

About the Role

Our client has transformed the market for assured Data at Rest solutions and is rapidly growing its business where we are looking for a System Design Engineer to work across multiple Cyber and Information Assurance (IA) development projects within Viasat Government. You will work on identifying how to apply complex and innovative solutions to real world problems for the development of our unique product range. You will play a key role by assuming the overall system engineering and technical lead role on one or more Information Assurance developments. In addition to product development activities, you will also provide technical support to bid proposals. This involves collaborating closely with subsystem teams to develop technical solutions and ensuring coherency across technical subject areas. IA products comprise Hardware, Software, FPGA and mechanical development.

Responsibilities

• Requirements engineering, where you will take on the challenge to understand and help define the technical content of the solution across all design disciplines.
• Your technical involvement will cover the whole development lifecycle from initial concept through development and verification.
• Partner closely with the Technical Project Manager for delivery of the project to time, cost, quality and performance requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years industrial experience in a related area and a degree-level qualification in a relevant field.
• Must have sole British Nationality (due to UK eyes-only projects), and have, or be capable of obtaining, UK security clearance (SC).

Required Skills

• Experience of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, system design process and product validation and verification.
• Good understanding and appreciation of all design disciplines, likely to have expertise in at least one.
• Ability to produce clear and concise technical documentation.
• Experience in using DOORs for requirements management.

Preferred Skills

• Ability to handle complexity, uncertainty and competing demands.
• Demonstrable experience of problem-solving skills.
• Ability to demonstrate and apply system-level thinking.
• Ability to spot areas of concern, investigate and drive to a solution – ask the right questions.
• Experience of system design languages (e.g. UML, SysML), and techniques (e.g. use case analysis, trade studies).
• Experience in producing estimates for bid activities.
• Knowledge of mechanical and environmental qualification processes.