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Senior Systems Engineer

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Hybrid
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Senior level
Hybrid
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Senior level
Develops and manages requirements, system architectures, interfaces, and functional models for complex defence systems in highly regulated industries. The role uses requirements management and Model-Based Systems Engineering tools, including DOORS and Capella, and requires collaboration across mechanical, electrical, and process systems. Candidates need engineering or STEM education, systems engineering expertise, and eligibility for at least UK SC clearance as a sole UK national.
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Company Description

Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements. 

Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Job Description

Are you a Senior Systems Engineer with experience working with mechanical, electrical, and process systems in a highly regulated industry (Nuclear, Aerospace, Defence, etc.)? Assystem’s Defence & Decommissioning Strategic Business Unit is expanding and we are looking for skilled Systems Engineers for our Defence packages of work.

Your missions:

🎯 Requirement specification production / management

🎯 Interface Management

🎯 System Architecture definition

🎯 System Functional and Interface modelling

🎯 Operating requirements management database software (DOORS preferential)

🎯 Operating Model Based Systems engineering Software (Capella preferential)

 

Qualifications

Qualifications/Skills to be successful:

💡 Experience in complex regulated industry essential (i.e. Nuclear, Aerospace, etc.)

💡 Experience in Nuclear industry desirable.

💡 Foundation background in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is acceptable.

💡 Degree in engineering or STEM subject is mandatory or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

💡 Systems thinking and systems engineering processes is mandatory.

💡 Systems engineering training/qualifications desirable.

💡 Willing to accept a candidate with SE experience and a desire to move into this field if they can demonstrate competence.

💡 Experience operating Rationale DOORS software as a practitioner is desirable.

💡 Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering is desirable.

💡 Awareness of relevant BS or INCOSE standards desirable

Additional Information

Why Join the Switchers Community?

🔹A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions

🔹Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects

🔹Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text

🔹Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs

🔹Enhanced sick pay

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Security - The incumbent of this role must be a minimum of SC cleared and a sole UK national.

Contractor or perm will be considered.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES ON RECRUITMENT FRAUD - We are committed to safeguarding candidates from fraudulent activity associated with our recruitment process. Please note that we will never offer specialist CV writing services, request payment or ask for sensitive personal information during the recruitment process.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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