AI Senior Systems Engineer

Location:

Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a AI Senior Systems Engineer at either our Ashton Vale site or the Babcock Technology Centre, both located in Bristol.

We’re looking for an AI Senior Systems Engineer with extensive experience in developing integrated product with skills across software and hardware who has the gravitas to work within a multi-disciplinary team, and who has a strong interest in, or experience of, designing, assuring, and delivering AI-driven systems.

This role is key to achieving all the Systems Engineer lifecycle with the ability to undertake technical management of internal and external sub-contractors with levels of delegated authority, having the ability and drive to think with a systems perspective. This is a senior technical leadership position with significant responsibility for product quality, security, assurance and long-term maintainability.

Day-to-day, you’ll work collaboratively in a team of multi-discipline engineers, subject matter experts and the customer to mature and develop creative solutions for our current and future clients.

• Own all SE artifacts, including development of engineering plans in conjunction with the technical lead, delivery of systems engineering activities in accordance with the SEMP and management of systems engineering activities. Will be expected to provide systems engineering expertise in the support of all projects and activities within the AI products development team.
• Leading projects and work packages from requirements, architecture design review and testing to formal acceptance of the product. Will include the managing interfaces and trade-offs between systems, sub systems, functions and requirements. Through applying best placed systems engineering practices and systems thinking to develop solutions.
• Managing and working with Subject Matter Experts and external technology suppliers, including experienced AI, data, and software engineers, to plan and execute project delivery.
• Overseeing the integration of software stacks comprised of AI models and algorithms, backend and database systems, and user interfaces, across heterogeneous hardware targets. Ensuring deep assurance of integrated AI-driven products, including the test and validation for mission critical environments.
• Identifying and communication risk, assumptions, issues, dependencies, opportunities developing estimates of engineering activities.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office and days working from home.

• Experience of Lifecycle Management including Research and Development.
• Systems architecture and experience in leading small team and projects.
• Experience in software and development engineering life cycles.
• A good understanding of cross domain and cross boundary requirements and interface.
• Background in Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities and the defence industry

• HNC/HND or Degree in engineering or demonstrable experience in senior Systems Engineering positions with a software component focus.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ()

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK…