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Aerospace & Defence

Hybrid - 3 days on, 2 from home

Portsmouth

Up to £55,000

Successful candidates will need to undergo a Security Clearance check

We're working with a global organisation that provides products and services to UK and US government agencies to span areas including Maritime, Air, Land, Cyber, Electronics and Aerospace. You'll be joining during an exciting time of growth and innovation, working on multi-billion-pound programmes of work for the Ministry of Defence.

Key Responsibilities:

Apply Systems Engineering experience to the development of autonomous systems.
System design and architecture modelling. Managing architectural models from system architecture into software architecture.
System test planning, execution, and reporting.Background required:

Systems Engineering and Integrated Software Systems background.
Model-based system engineering frameworks and languages (TOGAF, SysML, UML etc)
Understanding of MATLAB, Simulink, Python, Pearl would be advantageous.What's on offer:

Salary up to £55K + opportunity to earn more with generous optional overtime pay + Private Healthcare + Share Schemes + 25 days leave rising with service (bank holidays on top) + Pension + life assurance and more.
Extensive career development and progression opportunities tailored to your goals

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