Systems Engineering Consultant
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What you'll do
- Delivering/ leading technical consulting projects.
- Using systems engineering to tackle real world problems, applying tools and techniques, and developing novel approaches where required.
- Applying and developing systems engineering methods, tools and techniques, including developing and applying novel approaches where required.
- Working organically in customer teams to deliver high quality systems engineering advice & artefacts.
- Building new relationships and maintaining current customer relationships.
- Assisting/ leading in identifying and winning work for a new and growing consultancy.
What they're looking for
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Ability to use and apply both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ systems engineering techniques to support system design/ development, business decision making, policy development, and/or research.
- Development, application, and delivery of systems engineering methods, tools and artefacts.
- Knowledge and Understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
- Building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships.
- Authoring technical reports, developing systems engineering artefacts, and presenting to customers.
- Experience in one or more of the following systems engineering technical specialisms: Requirements elicitation and derivation, Enterprise & System Architecting, Verification & Validation/ Test & Evaluation, System Integration, Technology & Capability Roadmapping, Capability/ Effects-based Engineering, Option Analysis/ Solution trade-off studies, Risk management and analysis, Workshop design and facilitation
Nice to have
- Experience of using specialist Systems Engineering Software (e.g. Sparx EA) to develop SE Artefacts.
- Experience of delivering projects via MBSE.
- Experience of working in UK Defence or UK Government Departments utilising Systems Engineering.
- Membership of relevant professional institution and a desire for further professional development.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Systems Engineering Consultant - Defence
Location: Bristol
Salary: £35,000 to £55,000 negotiable plus benefits, pension (7% contribution), 25 days holiday & life insurance
As a Systems Engineering Consultant, you will be delivering analytical and systems engineering support to help our clients design systems, optimise solutions, and make better decisions.
The Role – Systems Engineering Consultant:
This will include working with clients to analyse their problems; capture requirements; create architectures; identify potential options; assess solutions using systems analysis methods; and make recommendations based on robust evidence. Projects will typically be in support of research and procurement activities in the defence and security sector but may include work in other sectors and government departments.
Responsibilities will include:
- Delivering/ leading technical consulting projects.
- Using systems engineering to tackle real world problems, applying tools and techniques, and developing novel approaches where required.
- Applying and developing systems engineering methods, tools and techniques, including developing and applying novel approaches where required.
- Working organically in customer teams to deliver high quality systems engineering advice & artefacts.
- Building new relationships and maintaining current customer relationships.
- Assisting/ leading in identifying and winning work for a new and growing consultancy.
About You
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following essential and desirable attributes:
Essential
Educated to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience.
Ability to use and apply both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ systems engineering techniques to support system design/ development, business decision making, policy development, and/or research.
Development, application, and delivery of systems engineering methods, tools and artefacts.
Knowledge and Understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
Building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships.
Authoring technical reports, developing systems engineering artefacts, and presenting to customers.
Experience in one or more of the following systems engineering technical specialisms:
- Requirements elicitation and derivation
- Enterprise & System Architecting
- Verification & Validation/ Test & Evaluation
- System Integration
- Technology & Capability Roadmapping
- Capability/ Effects-based Engineering
- Option Analysis/ Solution trade-off studies
- Risk management and analysis
- Workshop design and facilitation
Desirable
Experience of using specialist Systems Engineering Software (e.g. Sparx EA) to develop SE Artefacts.
Experience of delivering projects via MBSE.
Experience of working in UK Defence or UK Government Departments utilising Systems Engineering.
Membership of relevant professional institution and a desire for further professional development.
Keywords: Systems Engineer, MOD, Maritime, Air, Land, Joint Systems, CADMID cycle, systems engineering
Systems Engineering Consultant - Defence
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