Location: Loudwater (3 days per week onsite)Duration: 12 month contractRate: 67ph UMB (Inside IR35) Role details:- Our client, a leading defence and maritime company, are looking for a Systems Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. The engineering function provides expertise to all projects through the bid and full development lifecycle. It ensures that both project and statutory requirements are met and works to improve the effectiveness of the systems design function within the company. It is responsible for the system architecture and integration of the solution. It is responsible for design for cost and design for manufacture. Key responsibilitiesDevelop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome.Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.Responsible for the design, development and delivery of Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.Work closely with the system, hardware and software departments to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, ..... full job details .....