Principle Systems Engineer in Luton, Bedfordshire

PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER - LUTON - 6 MONTH CONTRACT - £65 per hour

Systems Engineering activities associated with the delivery of Mission Data Generators (MDGs) and Mission Analysis Tools (MATs) to Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) and Surveillance and Protection Technologies (S&PT) Customers.

MDGs are PC based software tools that allow the end-user to produce Mission Data Sets (MDS), also known and Pre-Flight Messages (PFMs).
MATs are PC based software tools that allow the end-user to analyse data recorded from ground or air based trials and operational sorties, in order to determine whether the MDS performed as expected, or whether changes to the MDS are required.

A systems engineering contractor is required to support the development of new software functionality, in the form of requirements engineering and testing of new functionality, which can be integrated into the MDG and MAT baselines.

The systems contractor would start by getting involved in the SEER 400 MAT Engineering release (ID; 15031). This would then give them a good grounding to pick up the following Work Items in Azure DevOps:
SEER 400 - Update Requirements Verification (ID; 14939)
SEER 400 - Documentation for Delivery of formal release (ID; 14690)
SEER 400 MDG - Complete testing or formal build (ID; 14691)
SEER 400 MA - Complete testing for formal build (ID; 14748)

The contractor would then pick up systems engineering work across the following, but not limited to, S&PT Projects including SEER 150, MAPPS, Shadow, Wedgetail, Nightjar, Redshank.
Selection and Prioritisation from the IMS Products backlog captured in Azure DevOps.
Attend both internal and external customer meetings to define requirements from the backlog.

Backlog tasks include but not limited to:-

Development / Enhancement of Interfaces between the toolsets
Enhancements of reports
Enhancement to existing functionality
Addressing bugs

Implementation of Requirements
Writing of requirements and tests for the selected items from customer requirements. This shall be defined in Azure DevOps Work Items and these shall be added to a Sprint for completion.

Customer End of Sprint Demo and Reviews
Complete all Azure DevOps work items, which are required for the customer end of sprint demos and reviews.

Definition of Acceptance Tests
Writing of customer acceptance tests, including re-work.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.