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Shaun Coston

Recruitment Support Consultant

Systems Engineer

  • Dorset
  • Permanent
  • £51.91 - £56.91 per hour

Systems Engineer

Role Summary

We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Christchurch as a Systems Engineer.

The role will be an initial 12-month contract and will provide you with the opportunity to take on a Systems Engineer role within an exciting market leading IT domain, to not only sustain an existing portfolio of products, systems and services but to support the development and innovation of future products and projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Understanding and interpreting customer requirements
  • Creating high level and detailed system designs
  • Develop options for potential solutions
  • Understanding of competitors and suppliers
  • Performing sub system component studies
  • Evolve and innovate existing solutions and new ideas

Key skills & qualifications

Ideally you will have a strong engineering background with experience in the Defence industry.

  • Track record of Enterprise, Project or System Level Design Solutions
  • Requirements Definition and Analysis
  • Requirements compliance and design to cost
  • Verification and Validation
  • Problem solving
  • Developing supplier statements of work
  • Supplier and customer engagement

Plus an understanding of,

  • MoD contracts and bids
  • Military IT, communications , platforms, gateways, networking systems
  • Security architectures, system integration, virtualisation, cloud, accreditation
  • Integration of systems into military vehicles
  • Acceptance, trials, demonstrations and delivery processes

What we’re looking for in you

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills.
  • Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
  • Stakeholder management skills.

Location: Christchurch

Rate: £56.91 per hour (inside IR35)

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