Systems Engineering Consultant/Defence Analyst – Space Systems

The Role: 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.

Other requirements

• • Candidates must have an existing right to live and work in the UK.
  • Candidates will need to undergo an internal BPSS check prior to gaining site access.
  • Candidates will also need to either hold a current SC clearance or be willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check (SC level) upon starting their employment with the company. To gain SC clearance you will normally need at least 5 years’ UK residency.