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Due to contracts won and expected, this is an exciting time to join an expanding team.\nThe opportunity:\nWe are looking for a broad-based Systems Proving engineer who will be able to:\nWork with the systems engineering team and design teams to plan, generate and execute trials;\n\nLiaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trials data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues;\n\nGenerate trials documentation;\n\nPrepare, deliver and follow up internal and external Trials Readiness Reviews;\n\nConduct post trials data analysis and reporting;\n\nConduct and/or support trials including:\n\nLaboratory based functional integration trials / system trials;\n\nGround based trials;\n\nHarbour trials and sea trials;\n\nFiring Trials.\n\nIn addition, the candidate will assist with:\nLab Management responsibilities (e.g. maintain risk assessments, asset management, host audits, maintain lab safety etc.);\n\nMaintaining hardware and software configuration control.\n\nThe job will involve opportunities to travel within the UK and possibly abroad\nExperience of working in one of the following environments:\n· System Integration\n· Design Proving and Trials\n· Naval Integration\n· Missile Test\n· Interface Design\n· System assessment and acceptance\n· Design Verification\n· Electrical / mechanical construction and interfacing\n· Electronic design/test\n· Network integration\nPlus:\nBe able to communicate with a wide range of internal customers, sub-contractors / partners/ suppliers at both engineering and management levels;\n\nBeneficial to have experience of MBSE tools, e.g. DOORS, Rhapsody, RTC;\n\nBeneficial but not essential, to have experience of coding, especially Python\n\nSecurity Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship\nRestrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. 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