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Lead Systems Engineer (12-month Contract)
  
 
The successful candidate will be required to perform a range of Systems Engineering and Programme management activities in support of the modelling and mission simulation of a new satellite for a leading Space & Defence business based in Stevenage.
  
  
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead System Engineering in direct support to Chief Engineer with co-ordination over several topics and related activities of several other supporting engineers from system and other disciplines:
• Requirements & Verification lead (control of data in DOORS requirements database, import/export), including:
• Consolidation of specification tree content with focus on optical payload requirements specification (including technical ownership, review and consolidation, and use of DOORS requirements database tool)
• Consolidation and elaboration of design, development, and verification planning - logic, schedule, detailed documentation, DOORS content detailing for requirement verification planning attribute.
• Support to Performance & System Analysis lead development/maintenance/update of physics and maths-oriented analysis in Matlab and Python scripts, excel workbooks etc., ensuring team level co-ordination and consistency on the right inputs at the right time.
• Engineering interface control (platform to payload, space to ground, mission interfaces and relationships to all segments)
• Mission and CONOPS/OPSCON support (including co-ordination with MBSE performance model lead and End-to-End simulator lead)
• Documentation generation including peer review of other's documentation
• Supplier datapack technical review
• Immediate focus on system PDR preparation, datapack, review findings actions, then Advance Phase C and Phase CD preparation

  
Essential skills and experience

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical / Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science or similar, or demonstrable relevant experience in lieu thereof.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and propose innovative solutions
• Awareness of MBSE tools and methodologies
• DOORS
• Familiarity with Python and Matlab
• MS office
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment