Senior Systems Engineer
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
We are looking for a Senior Research Engineer – Systems Engineering to join our Advanced Production Systems (APS) Team.
The Senior Research Engineer – Systems Engineering role is primarily focused on technical delivery of complex, system-level projects and development of systems engineering activities across The MTC. You will work across various technology departments, industrial sectors, and customers.
Duties and Responsibilities
Activities in the role will likely include:
- Development of Systems Engineering processes
- Leading Systems Engineering activities on challenging projects to ensure work meets agreed customer requirements.
- Technical delivery of projects aimed to support UK-based customers with the industrialisation and scale-up (Technology Readiness Level, TRL 5+) of their manufacturing plant and their products. The role has the potential to work across a wide range of industrial sectors, with a focus on Aerospace and Defence.
- Providing Systems Engineering technical expertise and governance, including nurturing earlier-career stage engineers in their technical development.
Person Specification
We are looking for a candidate who has:
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience
The MTC is a collaborative environment where we value teamwork. To facilitate this, we are looking for candidates with the following skills, qualifications and experiences:
- Experience of applying Systems Engineering methods and principles
- A track record of excellent verbal and written technical communication at all levels
- Experience with managing multiple stakeholders, partner and/or suppliers
- Demonstrable use of coaching and mentoring to support colleagues
- Creative problem-solving abilities, with a practical approach to implementation
- Experience in product development, design, industrialisation of technologies and/or manufacturing
- Hold a degree, or equivalent experience or qualification in an engineering discipline.
- Promoting teamwork, supporting through difficult times and collectively celebrating our successes.
- Applies a pragmatic approach to achieving project objectives and can adapt to the needs of the situation.
Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience
- Experience of applying Systems Engineering approaches, including all phases of the system development lifecycle, in a product development, design, industrialisation of technologies and/or manufacturing environment, particularly on Aerospace and Defence projects
- Experience of defining and leading Systems Engineering activities on large-scale complex projects, for example, systems with bespoke control schemes, novel technologies, complex interfaces, multiple suppliers and/or partners, safety critical systems.
- Experience of manufacturing plant, assembly or production lines and manufacturing processes
- Experience developing and implementing processes aligned with BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023
- Experience in functional safety, fault trees and safety assessments
- Experience of design, development and realisation of system prototypes and system test rigs
- Engineering competence in wide range of engineering disciplines such as Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Electronics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Simulation Modelling, to facilitate appropriate technical leadership of these functions at system level.
- Familiar with FMEAs, robust engineering practices and supporting techniques.
To find out more about this role, please see the job description attached.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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