Senior Systems Integration Engineer - 12 Month - Warton (Preston)

Overview

Our client, a leading organisation in the defence and security sector, is currently seeking a Senior Systems Integration Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This role is based at the Warton site with potential hybrid working arrangements to be confirmed.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Engineering delivery management of the programme to time, cost and scope/quality/performance requirements of the programme (including management of technical risk).
• Support alignment / integration of technology developments and de-risking activities.
• Support maintenance of Engineering Statements of Work across a variety of disciplines and stakeholders.
• Delivery Technical Management & Integration tasks/sub-tasks appropriate to the needs of the programme.
• Work with Technical teams to deliver robust technical management of the Technology portfolio.
• Support management of UK Lead Sub-System Integrators (major suppliers: Rolls-Royce, Leonardo and MBDA) - supporting appropriate review of their activities, to ensure proper direction and guidance.
• Support deployment of engineering governance activities within Technology.
• Support deployment of Engineering Lifecycle Management through the Technology Programme (e.g., applying design review gates to demonstrator lifecycles) in line with programme frameworks.
• Review and approve Technology-led technical proposals through the company required approvals, ensuring suitable clearance of partner proposals as required for programme level activities.
• Engineering Integration responsibilities include:
  • The integration of the component parts of a product or system into a cohesive, effective whole
  • Applying Systems Engineering approaches to define customer needs and functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation
  • Applying systems engineering methods to optimise safety throughout the lifecycle
  • Translating customer requirements into a practicable solution architecture and partitioning into lower level requirements/specifications

Job Requirements

• 5+ years experience in an engineering integration environment
• Experience of the engineering functional approaches, processes and activities

Use of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

• Good communicator at all levels of an organisation
• Can work effectively in teams but is also able to be self-starting and pro-active

If you are an experienced Senior Systems Integration Engineer looking for a new contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client’s dedicated team at Warton.

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