Key Responsibilities
- Providing diagnostics and first-line maintenance on a variety of airborne radar, electro-optic and radio frequency sensors, mission computers, datalinks (SATCOM and line-of-sight), onboard operator consoles and ground stations
- Lead MBSE Implementation: Drive the transition from traditional document-based engineering to a model-centric environment. Owning the system model (SysML) and ensuring it serves as the "single source of truth" for the entire project lifecycle.
- Team Leadership & Management: Lead a team of Mission Systems Engineers, Technicians and Designers. Responsible for assisting career development, project resourcing, and maintaining a high standard of technical excellence across the team.
- System Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full "V-model" lifecycle, from initial concept and requirements derivation to system integration, verification, and validation (V&V).
- Electronics Oversight: Provide technical guidance on electronic hardware development, ensuring that system-level requirements for power, thermal management, and signal integrity are met at the board and chassis level.
- Standardisation & Architecture: While maintaining a generic systems approach ensure designs remain modular and scalable, utilising industry standards such as VPX where high-performance ruggedized computing is required.
- Management of a Systems Integration Lab that replicates the aircraft environment for testing new equipment, training operators and troubleshooting potential defects.
- Day to day liaison with key stakeholders including Flight Operations ,Task Specialists, Engineering (Part-145) and Intelligence Analysts.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- MBSE Proficiency: Expert knowledge of SysML and experience with tools such as MatLab or similar.
- Electronics Foundation: Solid understanding of digital and analog circuit design, power distribution, and electronic packaging.
- Open Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with VPX architecture (VITA standards) for modular system design and backplane communication.
- Requirements Engineering: Managing complex requirements and taking concepts through the ‘V’ lifecycle whilst maintaining traceability and compliance to successful integration.
- Technical Communication: The ability to distill complex technical trade-offs for executive leadership and non-technical clients.
- Problem Solving: A proven track record of resolving "system-of-systems" level issues that cross the boundaries of hardware, software, and firmware.
- Flexibility: Ability to work in a fast paced engineering environment, effective under pressure and adept at prioritising tasks whilst managing competing demands; whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Communication: The ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels. Develops and maintains strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve business objectives
- Standards: Demonstrates a strong personal commitment to health, safety, and environmental procedures, ensuring their consistent implementation and adherence.
Essential
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering/related field or 5+ years of total experience in a systems engineering environment, with a clear progression into leadership.
- INCOSE CSEP/ESEP or OCSMP (OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional) is highly desirable.
- Management Experience: Minimum of 5 years experience managing engineering teams, including performance management and budget oversight.
- Strategic Planning: Ability to align technical roadmaps with broader business objectives.
- CAA/EASA Part-145 knowledge and experience
Job Benefits
- 4% Company pension contribution matching
- Octopus EV Leasing
- Cycle to Work
- Bupa Healthcare
- Perkbox Discount Platform
About
DEA and our sister company ESAO are a world leading specialist technology-led provider of complex aerial data acquisition services. A pioneer in airborne data gathering, DEA/ESAO use ground-breaking techniques and the most advanced and innovative technologies in the industry to help you answer complex questions and make informed decisions in real time.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering or Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in a systems engineering environment with leadership progression
- INCOSE CSEP/ESEP certification or OCSMP preferred
- 5 years experience managing engineering teams
What We Do
DEA is a world leading technology-led provider of specialised aerial data acquisition services. Specialised Operations DEA delivers bespoke airborne solutions using their proprietary technology, real time connectivity and operational expertise combining senior military and commercial aviation experience to provide a class- leading innovative and agile response to the most demanding requirement. This combination forms the basis of enduring partnerships with our customers. Leading Technology DEA’s technical systems team create the soft and hard ability quickly to merge differing complex sensor technologies and technical standards, to deliver industry-leading operational flexibility and capabilities within competitive time and cost constraints. DEA's Mission Management System consolidates all required data and functionality into one easy to use platform enabling better analysis and outcomes. Engineering services DEA provides reliable and robust aircraft management, maintenance, modification & technical integration and parts services that are designed to keep their own fleet and our customers’ aircraft airborne and safe. All services and approvals are compliant with regulators including the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). DEA's services include: • Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) • Aerial survey • Specialist commercial air transport • Flight calibration and flight path validation.
