Purpose

To advance the maturity of systems and products through applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on multiple projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for all systems engineering elements of design and development through to integration, test & verification for subsystems and systems with high criticality.
  • Lead the definition of architectures and solutions derived from vague or abstract requirements.
  • Responsible for the baselines and design configuration of the system under development, including leading and managing engineering changes to the baselines.
  • Lead teams in the planning and execution of assembly, integration and verification of complex systems, both in the laboratory and in the field.
  • Provide ´field engineeringµ services for telescopes and sub-systems to aid in fault diagnostics and rectification.
  • Review and integrate multiple activity reports into system level analysis and reports to ensure quality and integrity of results and recommendations within uncertain contexts.
  • Coach or mentor up to 5 young engineers in the field of engineering and specifically systems engineering.
  • Use experience to employ innovative and unique methods and techniques to improve the efficiency and integrity of the systems engineering outcomes.
  • Contribute to- and advance- organisational maturity through leading the development and implementation of engineering processes within his/her realm of responsibility.
  • Contribute to strategic leadership within Programme(s) through experience-based inputs and conceptual/ strategic thinking.

Key Requirements:
Qualification:

  • Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 9+ years; OR
  • Eng with 7+ years; OR
  • PhD/D.Eng with 5+ years

Experience:

  • Advanced applied Systems Engineering across the complete lifecycle of a system or product, at all levels of the systems hierarchy.
  • Integration, test and verification of complex systems.
  • Baseline establishment and management.
  • Engineering Change control.
  • Hi-tech product development.
  • Use of Computer-aided Systems Engineering Tools (e.g., CORE)
  • Development of systems engineering processes and procedures.
  • Coaching and mentoring.

Knowledge:

  • Acknowledged in-depth knowledge of systems engineering, technology and/or software, based on theoretical aspects and experience in systems engineering methods, procedures, tools and techniques.
  • Configuration management and configuration management systems.
  • Systems Engineering Standards, e.g., ISO/IEC/IEEE [Phone Number Removed];, ISO/IEC/IEEE 26702, ANSI/EIA-632,
  • Quality assurance systems (ISO 9001).
  • Knowledge of the PFMA and related procurement regulations.

Additional Notes:
Ability to:

  • Operate independently or lead teams to deliver systems engineering, typically at all levels of the systems hierarchy, including the enterprise or organisational aspects, including systems of systems aspects.
  • Undertake engineering activities throughout all lifecycle phases of the system under development, with particular focus on the concurrent engineering aspects and the design for supportability aspects.
  • Lead engineering tasks and analysis without supervision, employing academic and practical knowledge gained on the job.
  • Function simultaneously across multiple domains, teams and on multiple systems.
  • Lead the development and implementation of engineering processes.
  • Use advanced interpersonal skills to influence change in complex systems behaviour and operational environments.
  • Coach or mentor up to 5 young engineers in the field of engineering and specifically systems engineering.

Competence in:

  • Strategic Thinking
  • All aspects as listed under required experience
  • The Senior Systems Engineer will operate within a matrix engineering organization and thus be deployed between various projects and teams with different specific roles as dictated by the current organizational needs.
  • CSEP accreditation will be an advantage

Desired Skills:

  • complex systems
  • Leadership
  • Design
  • Development
  • design configuration
  • Engineering change control
  • Electronics
  • processes
  • procedures

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

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