Location: Reading, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Role Purpose:
To assist our clients in the delivery of their business goals and technical needs through the application of the high quality, professional systems engineering services. To act as a 'trusted advisor' to the client, providing mentoring and coaching on the application of system engineering principles to address complex problems.
To lead, or provide technical input to, systems engineering aspects of client projects including: technical planning, requirements capture and analysis, design synthesis and architectural modelling, systems integration, test and acceptance activities and ensuring integration with specialist domains such as Safety, Security and Sustainment.
The role will be split between the delivery of services to our clients on their own sites and the growth of the systems engineering capability with TC&C.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Requirements elicitation, analysis and definition.
- Development of Operational Concepts
- Capture and validation of Use Cases
- Definition, documentation and evaluation of system architectures and designs & systems modelling and simulation
- Trade-off analysis
- System integration, verification, test and acceptance planning & associated activities
- Systems engineering governance
- Systems engineering management, including preparation of engineering management plans
- Support to proposal / bid work
- associated activities
Essential Technical Skills:
- Demonstrable competence and experience as a practicing Systems Engineer with full mastery of systems engineering principles.
- Detailed working knowledge of the engineering lifecycle, from concept design, requirements capture and management, system and subsystem design, architecture/modelling, system integration, through to test strategies, acceptance and design update.
- Proven ability to decompose complex issues to an appropriate level of detail, in a methodical manner through the application of structured systems analysis and associated engineering processes and tools.
- Practical experience of requirements management tools (IBM DOORS or similar tools) -
- Practical experience of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods and tools.
- Practical experience of Architecture Frameworks (MODAF, DODAF, TOGAF etc.)
- Good understanding of designing for specialist and support engineering considerations (including security, safety, ILS, human factors)
- Familiarity with commercial and military standards.
Desirable Skills & Behaviours:
- Previous experience in Consulting/Professional services
- Previous experience working within the defence, nuclear or other high integrity industries
- Cyber awareness an advantage
- Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Security Cleared to SC (minimum)
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
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