Senior Systems Engineer

Vacancy Reference: CLA- 294

Position:
Full-time

Location:

Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer-focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services.

We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at forefront of UAS development in the UK.

• Innovation
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Excellence

Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Green Car Scheme
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Bupa
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities

Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager, the Senior Systems Engineer shall deliver systems engineering outputs across the full engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, system architecture, integration, verification and validation, risk management and stakeholder engagement. The role will work across multidisciplinary teams encompassing software, electronics, mechanical, payload and platform engineering to develop and assure complex UAS capabilities.

• Capture, analyse and manage stakeholder, customer and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain system requirements, architectures, interfaces and design artefacts.
• Define and execute systems engineering processes across the development lifecycle.
• Lead system decomposition, functional analysis and allocation of requirements to subsystems.
• Develop and maintain verification and validation strategies, plans and compliance evidence.
• Define test requirements and acceptance criteria, supporting integration, qualification and flight test activities.
• Support system integration activities and resolution of cross-functional technical issues.
• Conduct requirements traceability, change impact assessments and configuration management activities.
• Contribute to safety, reliability and risk assessments throughout system development.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including requirements specifications, interface definitions, verification reports and compliance evidence.
• Support project managers with technical planning, estimating and risk management activities.
• Interface with customers, suppliers and certification authorities as required.
• Support manufacturing, test and operational teams with engineering investigations and issue resolution.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner.
• Report all…