Systems Engineer - Air Defense System - Contra
Core
You take a Command and Control (C2) node for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) from working prototype to a qualified system in the field, ensuring it is safe, reliable, and approved for operational use.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Safety & Qualification)
Builds
C2 nodes for detecting and defeating hostile drones and cruise missiles
Domain
Defence / Aerospace / AI / Autonomous Systems
Required skills
functional safety engineering, hazard analysis, requirements management, system-level verification and testing, military qualification planning, interface definition, root-cause analysis, autonomy safety argumentation
Preferred skills
experience with European armed forces qualification processes, software-heavy safety assurance, air defence C2 concepts (TEWA, IFF, SHORAD), V-SHORAD systems
Technologies
C2 nodes, sensor tracks, weapon assignment systems, autonomous kill-chains, test ranges, field trial environments
Responsibilities
Own the functional safety case and qualification path for the C2 node; run hazard analyses and translate results into safety requirements and verification evidence; build and maintain the norms and approvals map; plan and run qualification of hardware and software with test centres and authorities; define autonomy levels and human approval criteria in the safety case; execute system-level verification and test campaigns; specify safety and interface evidence for partners; prepare fielding including acceptance tests and operational documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
