System Engineering Specialist

Recruiter:

Six Sense Consulting

Job Ref:

SSC001075/MS

Date posted:

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a System Engineering Specialist.

POSITION INFO:
Qualification:

B.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) (NQF 8) with 13+ years RELEVANT Experience
M.Eng (NQF 9) with 10+ years RELEVANT Experience
PhD/D.Eng (NQF 10) with 7+ years RELEVANT Experience.
Meets the requirements for registration with ECSA as PrEng

Experience:

Leading engineering teams, tasks and analysis while employing theoretical and practical knowledge gained on the job.
Proven experience in physical, hands-on integration, testing and evaluation of complicated systems which include RF, digital, electronic and mechanical elements combined with fixed infrastructure.
Leading the development and implementation of engineering processes.
Using advanced interpersonal skills in order to influence change in complex systems behaviour and operational environments.
Undertaking engineering activities throughout all lifecycle phases of systems under development, with particular focus on the concurrent engineering aspects and the design for supportability aspects.
Functioning simultaneously across multiple domains, teams and on multiple systems.
Coaching and mentoring in engineering, particularly systems engineering.

Knowledge:

Internationally recognised for advanced applied Systems Engineering.
Assembly, integration, test and verification of complex systems.
Baseline establishment and management.
Engineering change control.
Hi-tech product development.
Model-based Systems Engineering
Development of Systems Engineering processes and procedures.
Configuration management of systems under development, in production and in service.

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