Systems Engineer – Trials & Integration

at  BAE Systems

Job Title: Systems Engineer – Trials & Integration
Location: New Malden, Broad Oak, or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £47,500 depending on skills and experience

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Essential:

• A technical background in Systems and / or Software engineering, ideally including:
• Host equipment and system integration experience working with different interface specifications
• Knowledge and experience of system configuration including IT networking, server/console configuration, message protocols and virtualisation
• Experience in running trials and experiments in customer forums
• Methodical and analytical mindset required to debug and resolve issues at customer sites in time critical manner

Desirable:

• Experience of Combat Management Systems in Naval Domain
• Knowledge of current and future Combat/Mission System Architectures
• Familiarity of relevant engineering standards and codes of practice

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

• Performing a variety of systems engineering activities as part of the Combat Systems Strategic Projects team such as trials and integration by using agile practices
• Supporting internal and customer facing trials and experiments, by deploying, configuring, integrating, and testing Combat Systems software and its associated virtual machines/architectures and software containers
• Assisting in defining the requirements, high level design, statements-of-work, cost estimates and other documentation as required for the successful delivery of trials to meet customer and business goals
• Deploying and configuring systems and architectures to conduct integration testing of systems in preparation for trials and experiments, including producing documentation to assist with design certification
• Providing knowledge and support to customer trials and experiments, collaborating with Subject Matter Experts across the business to resolve any issues
• Running trials and experiments representing the business in customer forums, potentially supporting the occasional international trials as required