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Senior Systems Engineer - Sonar Systems
Location: Hybrid / Flexible
About the Role
A leading defence prime is seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer to support the development of advanced sonar solutions for critical defence and maritime applications. You will play a key role in translating operational needs into system architectures, requirements, and validated technical solutions, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the system lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Systems Engineering & Architecture
- Perform functional analysis and decompose operational needs into sonar functional chains supporting incremental development and validation.
- Define and refine system architectures in collaboration with technical experts.
- Apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques to model system functions, behaviours, and interfaces.
- Maintain traceability between operational needs, architecture, requirements, and verification activities.
Requirements Management
- Develop, analyse, and decompose system requirements into subsystem-level specifications.
- Define functional, technical, performance, and interface requirements.
- Ensure requirements consistency, completeness, and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Lead technical workshops and co-engineering activities across software, hardware, algorithms, systems performance, networks, safety, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
- Support engineering trade-offs and technical decision-making across the solution.
Verification & Validation
- Define validation scenarios with Operations and IV&V teams.
- Ensure solutions are feasible, operable, and verifiable against customer and operational requirements.
- Contribute to system integration, testing, and engineering reviews.
Engineering Deliverables
- Produce key engineering artefacts including System Specifications (SSS), System Design Descriptions (SSDD), and Verification Compliance & Requirements Matrices (VCRM).
- Work within engineering data models using tools such as Capella, Polarion, and Jira.
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Required Qualifications
- Engineering degree or equivalent Master's/Bac+5 qualification, ideally in Systems Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Naval Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience delivering complex systems within an industrial environment.
- Strong background in:
- Systems Engineering
- Functional Analysis
- Requirements Management
- System Architecture
- Verification & Validation
- Proven ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong analytical, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
Desirable Skills
- Experience within defence, maritime, sonar, sensor, radar, or mission-critical systems.
- Knowledge of MBSE and the Arcadia methodology.
- Experience with the Orchestra suite, particularly Capella.
- Familiarity with Polarion, Jira, and requirements management tools.
- Understanding of safety, cybersecurity, and networked systems.
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