ENVIRONMENT:

JOIN a leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions as their next Systems Engineer. Your core duties will span several areas and responsibilities, including pre-sales project preparation, solution design, system integration and testing, installation and upgrades acceptance, and product development and integration of third-party software. The ideal candidate must have at minimum a B. Engineering Degree, and 3-5 years’ experience in Systems Engineering, Telecoms, RF or Software Development.

DUTIES:

Pre-Sales Project Activities:

Before contract placement, the Systems Engineer shall be involved in the sales activities stated below.

Requirement and Specification Management –

  • Elicit and define customer/user needs.
  • Derive and document solution and system requirements.
  • Validate and verify requirement specifications.

Proposal Preparation –

  • Design and propose solutions to meet the requirements and document them in a technical proposal.
  • Provide inputs to Account and Project Management.

Project Activities:

After contract placement, the Senior Systems Engineer shall be involved in the activities stated below.

Detail Solution Design –

  • Finalise Solution Architecture.
  • Provide inputs to Account and Project Management.

System Integration and Testing –

  • Provide support to System Integration and Testing.
  • Provide inputs for test plans for System Integration and Testing.

Project Timelines –

  • Identify and mitigate possible risks to project that may affect timelines and/or deliverables.

Installation, Upgrades and Site Acceptance –

Installation:

  • Provide support to Order-Fulfilment with on-site installation activities.
  • Provide support to Order-Fulfilment with System Integration and Setting-to-Work.

Upgrades:

  • Plan upgrade activities for site upgrades.
  • Provide input to Test Plans and ensure upgrade procedures are reviewed.
  • Support upgrade activities on Site that is executed by the Support Department.
  • Review and present the final upgrade report to the client.

Define and supervise Solution Qualification Tests:

  • Generate Test Plans, Procedures and manage Solution Integration on site.
  • Manage Solution Integration on site.
  • Manage and participate in the execution of the qualification of a solution.
  • Conduct Site Acceptance Testing (Verification and Validation).

Product:

  • Keep up with product development and integration of third-party software, as well as EOL strategies.
  • Provide inputs into product designs and requirements.
  • Provide inputs into product EOL strategies.
  • Provide inputs and review third party software or hardware as required.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications –

  • Ideal: Master’s Degree in Engineering with additional Project Management OR Systems Engineering qualification.
  • B. Engineering Degree.

Experience/Skills –

  • 3-5 Years in Systems Engineering; Telecoms, RF or Software Development.
  • Passion for creating systems and solutions.
  • Project Management.
  • Management and Leadership.
  • Good understanding of Project Management process.
  • Telecoms, software, and RF Engineering knowledge.
  • Strong knowledge and experience in Systems.
  • Engineering or Technical Project Management.
  • Strong knowledge and experience of IT hardware, software, and systems.

ATTRIBUTES:

  • Planning and organising.
  • Disciplined.
  • Strong verbal and written communication.
  • Good administrative and organisational skills.
  • Creative and analytic problem-solving skills.
  • Good negotiating / conflict resolution skills.
  • Sound decision-making skills.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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Desired Skills:

  • Systems
  • Engineer
  • Stellenbosch

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