Senior Systems Engineer – CVZSSE

Main job function

The Employee will work as a Senior System Engineer, in the field of Autonomous Systems.

• Take a lead role in the development of system-level plans, processes, procedures, and internal standards towards compliance with aerospace and safety standards and guidelines;
• Liaise with client and translate client requirements into system/subsystem-level requirements that can feed hardware and software requirements;
• Perform requirements validation through bidirectional traceability and through review of requirements for compliance with standards;
• Develop system architectures and comprehensive system designs to fulfil the system/subsystem-level requirements. This may include supporting analyses such as reliability analyses towards proving system safety;
• Develop system level verification plans, test cases, and procedures towards full test coverage of system/subsystem-level requirements;
• Take a lead role with the execution, analysis, review and quality control of system-level test cases and procedures;
• Develop tools in support of the system engineering processes, towards automation of activities such as verification and validation, continuous integration etc.;
• Guide the documentation of system designs, including interface documents, operator manuals, maintenance manuals, training material etc.;
• Plan, assist and support the integration, testing, review and sign-off of system designs with the client. This will often require on-site support and typically span integration, ground testing and flight testing;
• Manage or assist with the management of various internal or external system-level projects, towards ensuring processes are followed and timelines, budgets and quality standards are met. Client communication, including communicating complex technical data and information in a clear and accessible manner, fostering strong client relationships; and
• Provide client support and training, ensuring clients are well-equipped to maximize the benefits of systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic, Mechatronic or Mechanical (BSc Eng/BEng or equivalent).
• 5-10 years of relevant industry or postgraduate experience
• Excellent problem-solving skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both inside and outside the company; and
• Logical thinker.

Criteria

• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate on large projects;
• Ability to work independently;
• Strong problem-solving skills
•     Ability to learn quickly and absorb new information rapidly High standard of communication skills in English (both verbal and written).

R750 000 – R1 150 000 per annum

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position.  Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks.  We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.