Systems Engineer
// Role Summary
Seeking experienced Systems Engineers for a 12-month contract on-site in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, to support crucial projects including Uncrewed Turret activity and Platform Systems.
// Key Responsibilities
- Design and integration of complex systems with significant software components.
- Experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle for large-scale programmes.
- Proficiency in modelling, simulation, and Verification & Validation (V&V).
- Knowledge of Comms & RF Network Architectures and Def-Stan/MIL-STD.
- Support to Special Projects and Platform Systems Business Areas.
- Security Clearance: SC required.
// Role Specification
About the Role
We are urgently seeking to recruit a number of Systems Engineers, initially on a 12-month contract basis, to be based on-site at our Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices. These roles are to supplement the Engineering Team across various Business Areas of the company, including Special Projects and Platform Systems. Roles are driven by Uncrewed Turret activity, which calls on SME support, requiring backfill into Business Areas.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience are required in Systems Engineering, encompassing the designing and integrating of complex systems with a significant software component.
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience
- Experience of systems engineering lifecycle through the life of a large-scale systems development programme, ideally in the Command & Control domain.
- Experience of modelling and simulation (Matlab/Simulink).
- Experience in the Verification and Validation lifecycle.
- Development of Verification & Acceptance (V&A) statements.
- Knowledge of Comms & RF Network Architectures.
- Change proposal assessment and embodiment.
- Working understanding of relevant Def-Stan, MIL-STD and industry best practice.
- Understand nuances of system limitations and behaviours at system level.
Business Environment
Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company. In return, we offer an exciting and challenging career path and excellent work/life balance with a 4-day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible working arrangements.