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• ReadingRG
• Posted 11th Mar 2010
• Posted by: Mackenzie Maughan Consulting
• Salary: GBP per annum
• Job Type: Permanent
• Reference: 2244571
• This job has been viewed 356 times since it was posted.

Job Description

A Ground Vehicle Systems Engineer is required for a permanent role with a Defence/Aerospace company based in Reading, Berkshire.

Applicants must have a UK/EU Passport 

Applicants must have the following:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant Engineering discipline.

• Computer literate and familiar with using normal business and engineering software applications packages.

• Experience of modern SE Case Tools

• Minimum of four years industry experience in the design, development and fielding electronics systems onboard military ground vehicle.

• Experience in a Systems Architectural or Systems Engineering role, familiar with the traditional systems engineering life cycle

A Ground Vehicle Systems Engineer with a strong military ground vehicle electronics systems background is required to join our Engineering department.

The successful applicant will be:

• Participating into the business development of this market, creating technical proposal

• Specifying, designing, and developing systems

• Involved in the management of the integration and test of those systems in military ground vehicle platforms.

Familiarity with the application of System Engineering within the Development Lifecycle, and use of modern SE Case Tools is essential

The Ground Vehicle Systems Engineer will provide military ground vehicle system expertise (in electronics systems such as communication, localization, detection, navigation, data links, displays functions) in support of defence-related business: 1. business development stages: understand the market and participate to technical proposals 2. system development stages: requirements capture, system design, system build, system integration, and test & acceptance.

The nature of this role\'s projects requires an individual who can quickly adapt to changing circumstances. The Ground Vehicle Systems Engineer will need to demonstrate initiative when seeking solutions to problems and meeting customer timescales and expectations. They should be able to develop solutions with minimal instructions and direction. The Ground Vehicle Systems Engineer will need to communicate internally (with other team members, team leader, program manager) and externally with customer/user. They will also be able to support, mentor and lead colleagues.

Key Accountabilities:

• Market analysis (from a technical standpoint)

• Technical proposal

• Elicitation of User Requirements

• Preparation of Requirement Specifications for Systems & Subsystems

• Preparation of ICDs Systems & Subsystems.

• Preparation of Technical Statements of Work for equipment suppliers

• Support to Informal/Formal Verification Test Activities in a System Integration Lab Environment

• Support to System Integration and commissioning trials at customer installations.

Applicants must have a UK/EU Passport