Senior Systems Engineer

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior System Engineer with a background in Nuclear or other highly regulated sector on a staff basis, to be working hybrid but willing to attend sites/offices in either Manchester or Cumbria.
The Role:

• We are looking for someone who has experience and expertise in Systems Engineering to establish, develop and maintain this capability within our Decommissioning & Waste Services market. We are wanting this capability to complement our existing & well established core engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Civil & Structural, and Electrical, Control & Instrumentation) as well as our growing capabilities (Engineering Management, Technology Solutions, and Robotics).
• Responsibilities will develop as this new role grows and becomes better defined but will initially be focused on supporting winning work where Systems Engineering is an aspect of the proposal(s), supporting ongoing projects, and helping other discipline engineers understand what Systems Engineering is, how it should be used on projects and best practise for collaborative working.
• This role will look to establish a new capability in the Nuclear and Power business and as such it comes with the ability to direct and grow the capability & team as is required. This will be done by working with the Head of Engineering and other Capability Leads. There will also be an element of discussing, planning and agreeing capability development with senior market leaders to get investment buy in and explain the tangible benefits for how we deliver our projects.

The Individual:

• Have a demonstrable understanding of the application of a Systems Engineering approach to design. Experience with key Systems Engineering methodologies (e.g. Holistic requirements model, Pugh matrix, interface management) as well as requirements management, structured verification and the use of requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Experience with MBSE tools such as Capella. Experience and awareness of engineering lifecycle. Experience in using Microsoft Azure and DevOps tools. Experience with VS code and/or other coding platforms.
• You should be enthused by the opportunity to take on the responsibility to establish and grow a Systems Engineering capability within our Engineering group.This opportunity will require working collaboratively with colleagues within the DWS market as well as across the wider AtkinsR alis business, allowing you to shape and influence methodologies and delivery close to home and wider.

How will you contribute to the team?

• An innovator - You will encourage people to experiment, produce new ideas and challenge others to think differently. You'll create space for people to think about potential new innovative approaches, providing an opportunity for growth and potentially help to identify and define a new career path for developing and mature engineers and designers.
• An Improver - You spend time on making the processes, methods and toolsets more efficient, optimising your resources and adjusting things to be leaner.
• Fully integrated with counterparts in other parts of the business and active in identifying cross-application of skills, best practice and learning material.
• Excellent team player, able to collaborate effectively with market colleagues, wider business colleagues and the senior leadership team.

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