Systems Engineer

Location:

Harrogate + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Harrogate, GB, HG3 2RE

Onsite or Hybrid:
Hybrid

Help Shape the Future of Mission-Critical Communications

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Systems Engineer at Harrogate, near York, North Yorkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Mission Technologies business, helping to deliver highly complex Radio Frequency communications solutions that support defence and national security. Working alongside multidisciplinary engineers, subject matter experts and customers, you'll help develop innovative solutions that make a real difference. From concept through to verification, validation and acceptance, you'll play a key role in delivering technology that supports critical operations while developing your own expertise in a fast-growing and highly specialised environment.

As a Systems Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Your work will help deliver advanced Radio Frequency communications capabilities that support critical defence operations and contribute directly to national security.

You will be collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers, subject matter experts and customers, you'll help develop innovative communications solutions from concept through to verification, validation and acceptance. You'll use your expertise to ensure the right solutions are delivered, rigorously tested and ready for deployment, while gaining valuable experience on complex programmes at the forefront of defence communications.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Provide Systems Engineering expertise in the delivery of highly complex RF-Comms projects in line with the Engineering Management Plan and systems engineering processes.
• Support Validation, Verification, Test and Acceptance activities and participating in the building, testing and trialling of solutions.
• Create and presenting technical engineering documents and supporting reviews and managing updates of documentation through the lifecycle, particularly looking at building acceptance and test cases linked to Verification and Validation Requirements Matrix.
• Work with the Operations team and cross-functional and transversal Subject Matter Experts to plan and execute project delivery.
• Liaise with the relevant Principal Systems Engineer and Project Manager to ensure overall delivery of the project to schedule and budget.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the onsite and 2 days working from home.

• A knowledge of holistic lifecycle management in a System of Systems Approach Environment with respect to context covering Software & Hardware integration experience
• Engineering expertise across the engineering life cycle V-Model or equivalent from initial concepts, requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, maintenance, and supportability.
• Demonstrable systems engineering experience with a history in Verification, Validation and Transition to Service, including test plan, case and script development for complex systems

• Degree or equivalent in Telecommunications or Electronic Engineering. HNC/HND with equivalent, relevant experience is valued and welcomed

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  () .

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A dynamic working environment

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