Systems Integration Engineer

Company Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc ) leverage to achieve their targets.

Group Overview

Metrea Management is our global shared service providing support for the Capabilities in areas such as People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Information Technology.  

Position Summary 

This position’s focus is systems engineering and associated test & evaluation, with technical and process support to wider engineering Files and change activity across Metrea . 

Role and Responsibilities

Working to the relevant Technical Director the role will have responsibilities in the following areas: 

Requirements analysis and System Design

• Provision of requirements analysis on assigned projects  
• Provision of requirements management on assigned projects  
• Production of sub system requirement specifications  
• Production of internal functional and non-functional requirements to enable detailed design 
• Production of top-level design and documentation on assigned projects  
• Production of design documentation for Design Reviews  
• Ensuring that solutions are ready to enter design reviews (PDR and CDR)  
• Communicating system designs to the Capability Lead 
  
  

Product Owner (when delegated)

• Provision of product owner input into review boards  
• Ensuring solutions are ready for review with SE work finalised including but not limited to PDR, CDR, FAT and SAT  
• Ensuring SE tasks are correctly booked and managed in support of the File Manager  
• Supporting the product and/or software lead and test manager with acceptance criteria for each product line requirement  
• Managing the acceptance of the solution internally in EM&C and externally to the customer  
• Ensuring product roadmaps are produced and maintained. 
  
  

Technical Governance and Management of engineering delivery

• Acting as technical lead and release authority when delegated 
• Reporting SE time allocated to business growth  
• Reporting integrated system metrics and production of KPIs  
• Management and supervision of technical teams 
• Mentoring of junior engineers  
  
  

Technical support to Capture activity and Bidding

• Coordination with Solutions over customer requirements to ensure customer input is reflected in product roadmaps  
• Technical solution production at the bid stage 
• Technical solutions detailed in work and product breakdown structures at bid stage  
• Support Solutions with estimation/pricing at bid stage.  
• Production of engineering management plans  
• Production of sub-contractors SOR / SOW (as required) to support solution delivery   
• Production of use cases that support bid storyboards  
• Identify appropriate tools and processes that support delivery and reduce engineering overhead  
  
  

Skills And Experience

Essential :  

• Systems Engineering,   
• Requirements management  
• Operational experience in the employment of tactical data links; 
• Experience in the operational and developmental test and evaluation of integrated systems; 
• Familiarity with NATO Tactical Data Link doctrine; 
• Familiarity with associated TDL documentation; 
• RAF GD Aerosystems or Army BTC qualified 
• Desirable :  
• Familiarity with sUAS and Counter-UAS systems and associated TTPs 
• UK Qualified sUAS pilot  
• Experience of common testing tools and analysis techniques; 
• Qualified Systems Engineer or demonstrate equivalent experience;   
• Trials Management Course;  
• Experience of military environments (including exercises) 
• Working with and managing sub-contractors. 
  
  

Our Firmware  

Metrea’s  single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for. 

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub

Electric Car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrificed pension scheme

Free lunch on office days

Enhanced Parental Leave

Right to Work

The employee will have the legal right to work in the (relevant country) and will be able to produce right to work documentation.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) (edit as per capability) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. 

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work (please verify the below information)

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.  

Work Location

United Kingdom

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting 

Travel  

Yes, 25%