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A Mission Planning & Control Systems Architect (FC/ASW) is rewuired for a contract assignment based in Bristol.
Candidates must be eligible to achieve SC clearance to UK Eyes Only prior to starting this assignment.Overview of department:Mission Planning & Control (MP&C) is a department responsible for providing software based products into a variety of weapon systems that provide a range of capability, from enabling the pre-planning of effectors for specific mission needs, to post launch control systems. This role is specific to working within the Anglo-French FC/ASW project, a large weapon system development within the Assessment Phase of the development cycle and covering a significant breadth of products and technologies specific to MP&C.The FC/ASW project environment is dynamic and fast paced with a rapidly evolving understanding of the needs of the Customers and associated constraints etc. You'll be working within the MP&C team, formed of ~8 driven and skilled individuals but will also engage with and work alongside many other stakeholders across the project, including Technical Experts, Functional Domain Leads and other Architects.Responsibilities:Under the oversight of the TP15 MP&C Lead Architect, and reporting into the Head of TP15 Mission Planning & Control, you will:* Develop Weapon System Sub-System architecture models across all MP&C sub-systems (Planning, Control & Monitor, Rehearsal) to help derive and capture;o Use caseso Functional architectureo Information & data modelling (interface capture)o Requirement derivation* Ensure alignment between Operator needs and architecture definition (incl. CONUSE)* Ensure alignment between architecture definition and expected algorithms* Support & drive for maximally modular architecture to be capable of future evolutions. * Review and agree the architecture/design with a variety of stakeholders, potentially both internally (Human Factors, Software, Munition etc.) and externally (MoD, DGA etc.).* Provide knowledge transfer into the FC/ASW MP&C team relating to the understanding/interpreting of the model, architecture techniques etc.Skillset/experience required:An experienced Model Based Systems Engineering Practitioner with current knowledge of the following;* SySML* IBM tools - Rhapsody, DOORS (NG preferred), RTC* Requirement / model coherence* Model based lifecycleAnd more generally* Sound understanding of Systems Engineering processes & concepts* Ability to work with complex systems* Ability to work across a large group of stakeholders with competing priorities* Strong communication at all levels* Proficient in the use of Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.)A background of experience with Weapon Systems, and Mission Planning & Control systems would be highly advantageous.
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