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