SIADS Systems Engineer (Technology)
Location: Hurn, Dorset
Hours: Full-time 37 hours | Permanent
Draken believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.
The Role
The SIADS Systems Engineer will join Draken’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) team, applying systems engineering expertise to a wide variety of internal and customer projects. Reporting to the Chief Engineer and working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT), you’ll help ensure projects are delivered and accepted to specification within agreed costs and timescales.
Your primary focus will be the S-IADS programme, supporting the Technical Lead to develop the product and capability and deliver the technical content of trials and demonstration events. You’ll drive requirements specification, anticipate system, hardware, software and test complexity, and negotiate challenging customer requirements to minimise project risk.
Key Responsibilities
Systems Engineering & Technical Delivery
- Develop and maintain system and subsystem requirements, configuration documentation, technical manuals and training materials
- Review systems, hardware, software, test and integration documentation to confirm design and architecture compliance
- Anticipate design, integration and test complexity early, helping to minimise technical risk
- Deliver agreed engineering tasks to time, budget and quality, contributing to IPT performance and customer acceptance
S-IADS Capability & Equipment
- Support the Technical Lead with S-IADS product and capability development and the technical delivery of trials and demonstration events
- Refine concepts of operation and improve equipment deployability for daily training and detachments
- Research relevant technologies to support equipment development, manage equipment stock and troubleshoot failed equipment
Customer Engagement & Bids
- Work with customers and stakeholders to understand, negotiate and agree requirements
- Develop technical proposals for new bids, presenting existing capability and responding to new customer requirements
- Provide quality technical input to bids and estimates, supporting the Bid Manager and other stakeholders
- Contribute to customer meetings and travel within the UK and overseas as required
Safety, Quality & Governance
- Apply relevant engineering and safety requirements throughout your work, including:
- Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) standards and safe systems of work
- Engineering framework and governance procedures
- Lifecycle management (LCM) processes and practices
- Applicable regulatory requirements and design compliance standards
- Maintain the safety, quality and regulatory compliance of all activities
Teamwork & Continuous Improvement
- Help maximise team performance through proactive working, self-motivation and clear communication
- Maintain, develop and share relevant technical skills and domain knowledge
- Recommend improvements to engineering processes, practices and measures of performance
- Build strong relationships with team leads and peers, working in line with Draken’s values, behaviours and company ethics
Experience / skills / qualifications
- Demonstrable track record of technical delivery within a systems engineering environment across the full lifecycle, including aircraft systems integration, security architecture, accreditation and TEMPEST.
- Familiarity with computer networks and systems configuration, electronic warfare, software engineering principles, and aerospace and defence industries, markets, products and technologies.
- Experience of requirements management and systems design methodologies and toolsets, with knowledge of the lifecycle from requirements and architecture through design, integration, qualification, verification, production and support.
- Experience of networked command and control (C2) systems, lifecycle management, engineering design reviews and configuration management techniques.
- Proven ability to deliver under time pressure and meet deadlines, with demonstrable experience of continuous improvement.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong communication, technical report-writing and presentation skills.
- Collaborative working and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships within a matrix management structure.
- Ability to negotiate requirements with stakeholders and users and formulate recommendations using complete data.
- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail, with a proactive, confident and self-motivated approach.
- Effective time management and prioritisation across multiple activities to meet agreed deadlines.
- Knowledge of engineering processes and performance measures, with a commitment to continuous improvement and Draken’s core values.
Education & Professional Certifications (Preferred)
- MEng or MSc qualification.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
Our employee values
Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.
At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.
We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.
In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.