System Design Authority

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System Design Authority – Surface Ships

Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Salary negotiable on application

Package Includes:

• Career Development and Training
• Employee pension contribution is matched 1.5 times by TKMS Atlas to a maximum of 10.5% ER contribution
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years)
• Dental Cover and Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working patterns
• Relocation Package

Purpose of role

Overseeing the design and development of innovative technical solutions that meet our customer requirements and business needs. The role covers all aspects of the product lifecycle; from requirements capture and analysis through system specification, concept studies, modelling and simulation, design and development, system integration, validation and qualification.

Knowledge and experience (will be developed in the job role if not held)

• Ability to analyse complex problems and identify solutions
• Ability to guide design processes and make sound technical decisions
• Candidates should have previous experience in a technical/engineering role, with either a desire to develop / previous experience in delivering equipment or products into service
• Demonstrable and proven competence in Systems Engineering and the systems engineering lifecycle
• Domain knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Systems Engineering, Sonar and Underwater Acoustics,
• Maritime Security Systems, Marine technology, Mine warfare, Anti-submarine Warfare, Command and Control Systems (including network architectures and software)

Key Skillset

Key accountabilities may include

• Provides technical oversight to all stages of the product lifecycle, working with the Sales team, Project Manager, Engineering and Support teams. xjlbheb
• Responsible for interpreting customer requirements, specifying the system solution, planning development and testing, leading engineering lifecycle reviews and ensuring successful customer acceptance and handover.
• Responsible for the System Engineering outputs including:
  • Assessing Customer requirements against product specifications
  • System specifications
  • System architecture definition
  • Internal and external inte
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