Senior Research Engineer - Systems Engineering

The Vacancy

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer (SRE)
Location: Ansty, Coventry
Job Type: Permanent
Working hours: 36 Hours per week (Fully Flexible Working Week and Hybrid working options available)
Salary: Competitive
Benefits: Vitality Medical, Company Pension, Tusker Car Scheme & Cycle 2 work scheme and more.

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing Systems Engineering Team. The role is primarily focused on technical delivery of projects across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. You will report to our Systems Engineering Manager and work across various technology departments, industrial sectors, and customers.

Main Responsibilities

• Leading Systems Engineering activities on a wide range of challenging projects, ensuring outputs meet customer expectations within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Developing and implementing Systems Engineering processes, templates and tools.
• Providing Systems Engineering technical expertise and governance, including nurturing earlier-career stage engineers in their technical development.
• Establishing and promoting best practice Systems Engineering across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
• Contributing to the development and realisation of Systems Engineering strategy.
• Proposing and supporting capability development projects that align with the Department, Technology Theme, and overall [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] strategy.

Person Specification

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Experience of applying Systems Engineering approaches for all phases of the system development lifecycle, in a product development, design, industrialisation of technologies and/or manufacturing environment.
• Experience of defining and leading Systems Engineering activities on large-scale complex projects.
• Experience developing and implementing processes aligned with BS ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023 or industry equivalent.
• A track record of excellent verbal and written technical communication at all levels.
• Experience with managing multiple stakeholders, partner and/or suppliers.
• Demonstrable experience of coaching and mentoring to support colleagues.
• Creative problem-solving abilities, with a practical approach to implementation.
• Holding a degree, or equivalent experience or qualification, in an appropriate STEM discipline.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Experience as a functional team leader.
• Experience of applying Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Experience of manufacturing plant, assembly or production lines.
• Experience in functional safety, fault trees and safety assessments.
• Experience of design, development and realisation of system prototypes and test rigs.
• Engineering competence in wide range of engineering disciplines.
• Experience of developing FMEAs, HazID and HazOps analyses.
• Experience of applying agile methodologies within Systems Engineering framework.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance, Process Assurance, Configuration Management and Lifecycle Management.