Systems Engineer - SatCom

Portsmouth
3 weeks ago
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MERITUS Talent are working with one of the world's largest aeropace companies for the recruitment of a Systems Engineer required to support the development of a satellite communications programme.

Systems Engineer - SatCom - Contract - Portsmouth - £65 per hour via umbrella - 3 days a week on site

Responsibilties:

Responsible for creating Systems Design based upon the customer Requirements
Work with the System Design Authority and Product Owner to populate the Product Backlog based upon the customer Requirements
Capture the software architecture in the UML model
Capture and detail the interaction between Software components.
Generate ICD and IRD documentation
Able to perform peer review of work carried out by Colleagues
Offer support to Development Team on understanding of the System Model

Esssential:

Knowledge of SatCom
Experience on Defence based projects
Experience in UML / SysML Modelling

Desired:

Knowledge of Radio Planning
Experience of working in an Agile environment
Knowledge or experience in Software Development

The following key soft skills are required:

Ability to self-motivate and to work well within a team environment.
Ability to communicate on all levels
Ability to generate documentation to a high standard
Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders in a confident and professional manner

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