Systems Engineering Consultant

Responsibilities include:
Coordinating and driving the design, development and implementation of complex systems in accordance with best practices in Defence acquisition
Working closely with the PM and cross-functional teams to ensure that all project/product requirements are met
Preparing material for project design reviews and present the material to both internal and external stakeholders
Providing engineering support in the management of subcontrators and the review of provided material/products
Developing, maintaining and controlling engineering documentation including: Requirements documentation, system architectures, design documents, test and acceptance plans and bill of material
Providing engineering/technical support to projects and the wider busines
Conducting feasibility studies and writing technical report
Assisting in the development and ongoing maintenance of internal MVR Engineering ProcessesSpecialist Knowledge and Essential Skills
Essential Skills:
An understanding of synthetic training solutions within defence, as well as Naval defence platforms/systems is highly desirable.
Proven experience in the specification, design, development and implementation of complex systems and the management of the specifications through to completion
Previous experience in a Systems Engineering role
In-depth understanding of the system engineering lifecycle and associated principles
Ability to understand and interpret the operational context of customer requirements
Understanding of, and ability to develop, system architectures using appropriate tools and modelling language (such as SysML)
Experience in Integration, Test and Verification and 'selling off' the verification information to stakeholders.
Knowledge of agile methodologies, tools and techniques
Experience in technical report and documentation writing, and the subsequent presentation of these to internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes, tools and techniques within a Defence framework