Systems Engineer

hackajob is collaborating with Leidos to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.Systems Engineer The successful candidate will have a full understanding of the principles of systems engineering, will have prior experience as a Systems Engineer on a major programme involving accepting and integrating deliveries from suppliers. Using their experience in Systems Engineering, the successful candidate will be responsible for working with customers and suppliers to execute Systems Engineering activities across the full lifecycle, with specific focus on Model Based Systems Engineering.The systems engineer will work in a rapidly changing environment, delivering solutions and deliverables of a high quality to wide range of challenging problems. They will work as part of an agile team performing all aspects of systems engineering throughout the development life cycle to meet sprint milestones.Typical Duties Working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), product architects and product requirements to define low level / software requirements (e.g. requirements gathering, requirements analysis, requirements workshops, etc.)Conducting functional and technical analysis, as required, to shape the system designProducing detailed engineering artefacts such as:Engineering Plans and Processes DocumentsSystem Element DescriptionsControl and Monitoring Design DocumentsInterface Design Documents (IDDs)Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA)Safety artefacts associated with ED109APreparing operational instructions/training material for the software application and/or supporting tools.Assisting with the definition of overarching product concepts and software architecture.Assisting the investigation of problems identified during test and operations, including problem diagnosis and resolutionReviewing test artefacts such as test cases and test proceduresApplying the appropriate standards, processes and principles in their daily activitiesAssisting with impact assessments for product releases or change requests in the pipelineRequired SkillsExperience of requirements management and associated software (e.g. DOORS)Experience of software architecture within a real-time and/or safety-related system and/or mission critical environment Experience of the complete system life cycle from problem definition through to deploymentExperience of the adherence to process within a software development environmentExperience of the ability to work as part of a Multi-functional product team (Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Test, Engineering Management)Enthusiastic self-starter with good attention to detail and verbal communication skills.Excellent written communication through the use of e-mail, presentations and reportsComprehensive understanding of various software development methodologiesAbility to work with due attention to schedule and cost constraintsDesired SkillsExperience of Agile development (e.g. Scrum, SAFe)Experience of Atlassian tools (e.g. Jira, Crucible, Confluence)Experience of working with a number of external stakeholders and suppliers, working across organisational boundaries as appropriateKnowledge of Air Traffic Management within the UK or international markets.Knowledge of systems / software design tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect, Cameo Systems Modeler)Knowledge of infrastructure such as code and container technologies (e.g. Puppet, Docker)Knowledge of COTS integration technologies (e.g. Apache Camel, Apache Kafka)Knowledge of Control and Monitoring technologies (e.g. SNMP v2c, SNMP v3)