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Senior SATCOM Integration Engineers (3 roles available)

Metabolise
Contractor

3 months

Engineering
on-site
Corsham,United Kingdom
GBP450-650
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Job Description

*** please note we have 3 roles available ***

Pay Rate

£450 - £650 / day (dependent upon experience and suitability) Inside IR35

Contract Duration

Initially 3 months with extensions anticipated

This role will very likely endure for 1 or 2 years, possibly longer

Highlights

  • Superb benefits including flexible working
  • Exciting cutting edge space programme
  • Excellent personal development and growth opportunities
  • Fantastic opportunity to work across multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced collaborative environment

Job Summary

Using your SATCOM engineering knowledge and experience of Ground Segment or Management Segment or User Segment design and implementation, you’ll be working on the client side assessing and managing suppliers’ integration plans and requirements acceptance proposals. You’ll then support the physical implementation and acceptance processes.

Eligibility Criteria

  • British passport holder
  • UK security clearance holder or eligible to obtain

Role Requirements

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Experience of planning integration activities for large complex SATCOM systems.
  • Experience of SATCOM Ground, Management and User segments design and implementation.
  • Knowledgeable in system engineering techniques and KiD guidance.
  • Experience across the whole engineering lifecycle and particularly test and acceptance.
  • Strong Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Stakeholder Management skills.
  • Judgement to filter offered evidence to identify that which can be addressed personally as a generalist and that evidence that needs SME review.
  • Experience of Testing and Acceptance into service in one or more satcom programmes.

Desirable

  • Experience of MOD procurement including knowledge of DLODs.
  • Knowledge of SKYNET as a system.
  • Knowledge of Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance (ITEA) activities on large projects.
  • Experience in test and delivery of satellites and associated control elements
  • Experience in test and delivery of Network management Systems, capability upgrades as well as RF systems.
  • Experience of working in ambiguity and problem solving.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and maintain project integration plans in line with the SATCOM programme integration strategy.
  • Support Project and Programme VV&T activities.
  • Working with project engineering and management staff to ensure that projects are successfully delivered into operations.
  • Identify and manage technical risks identifying mitigations and escalating where appropriate.
  • Deliver integration activities in line with SATCOM Programme governance.

About you

You’ll have:

  • Hands on system integration experience.
  • Good knowledge in one or more areas of SATCOM systems i.e. Ground, Management, User Segments.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Be a proficient IT user familiar with productivity apps and always willing to learn.

Benefits

  • Contract role inside IR35.
  • Superb on the job learning opportunities and potential for career progression.
  • Excellent work/life balance with flexible working (2 days onsite)(Corsham, Bristol & other sites).
  • Generous annual leave incl. public holidays.
  • Free parking & onsite gym.
  • Great onsite restaurant and coffee shops.

Application Process

Please submit your CV to careers@metaboliseconsulting.co.uk quoting this role and where you saw this advert. We will review your application and provide you feedback within 5 working days.  Suitable candidates will be asked to engage the recruitment process which comprises a 2 stage interview.

8 Nov 24 - If you have submitted your CV but not heard back from us please contact a.barnett@metaboliseconsulting.co.uk as soon as possible in order your application may be expedited.

About us

Our vision is to “bring support to life

We understand how important optimal in-service support and technical engineering is when delivering world-class services.

Who are Metabolise and what do we do?

Metabolise provides Engineering Consultancy Services to our clients.  We help find and engage highly skilled talent with the brightest minds in the industry who help our clients solve some of the toughest engineering problems facing the world today.

We help deliver critical space and defence related projects and programmes in the United Kingdom.

For more information please see our profile.

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