System Design Engineer - Image Processing and Control

Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a motivated System Design Engineer specialising in Image Processing and Control to join their dynamic team. This is a permanent role focused on the continued development of DragonFire into a world-class, deployable Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) air defence system.

• Manage system requirements, verification, and compliance evolution against a rapid system baseline release schedule
• Generate detailed requirement sets based on various drivers and manage change over baselines
• Support system requirement flow-down through to design and implementation teams
• Initiate and drive risk quantification and mitigation activities as trade studies
• Support technical mediation, communicating issues, architectures, and ideas at all levels
• Disseminate technical information to stakeholders in an understandable manner
• Develop excellent working relationships with partners, key stakeholders, and team members
• Desire to develop, build, and grow the Systems Design team as the project evolves

• Experience in Systems V&V, Verification & Validation, Requirements, Verification Validation and Testing, and Verification
• Familiarity with Electronic Engineering requirements content and experience handling embedded software or firmware requirements
• Experience developing complex systems design requirements, particularly for implementation in software
• Experience with system architecting tools such as DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody is desirable
• Knowledge of lasers and/or optical physics would be beneficial
• Ability to deliver required output within agreed timescales

• Company bonus: Up to 2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: Employer and employee contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave
• Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals and free car parking

Apply now to join our client's innovative and talented team.