Systems Engineer (CH803)

Our client is an international leading-edge, innovative supplier of telecommunication solutions to national governments and law enforcement communities. They are looking for a Systems Engineer.

The duties of the Systems Engineer spans a number of main areas of responsibilities. The Systems Engineer may be allocated by the company to any one, or many or all of these main areas.

Core duties include

Pre-Sales Project Activities

Before contract placement, the Systems Engineer shall be involved in the sales activities stated below.

• Requirement and Specification Management
  • Elicit and define Customer/user needs
  • Derive and document solution and system requirements
  • Validate and Verify requirement specifications

• Proposal Preparation
  • Design and propose solutions to meet the requirements and document them in a technical proposal
  • Provide inputs to Account and Project management

Project Activities

After contract placement, the Senior Systems Engineer shall be involved in the activities stated below.

• Detail Solution Design
  • Finalise Solution Architecture
  • Provide inputs to Account and Project management
• System Integration and Testing
  • System Integration and Testing o Provide support to System Integration and Testing
  • Provide inputs for test plans for System Integration and Testing
• Project Timelines
  • Identify and mitigate possible risks to project that may affect timelines and/or deliverables.
• Installation, Upgrades and Site Acceptance
  • Installation
    • Provide support to Order-Fulfilment with on-site installation activities
    • Provide support to Order-Fulfilment with System Integration and Setting-to-Work
  • Upgrades:
    • Plan upgrade activities for site upgrades
    • Provide input to Test Plans and ensure upgrade Procedures are reviewed
    • Support upgrade activities on Site that is executed by the Support Department
    • Review and Present the final upgrade report to the Client ?
  • Define and supervise solution qualification Tests:
    • Generate Test Plans, Procedures and Manage Solution Integration on Site
    • Manage Solution integration on Site
    • Manage and participate in the execution of the qualification of a solution.
    • Conduct Site Acceptance Testing (Verification and Validation)

Product

• Keep up with company's product development and integration of third party software, as well as EOL strategies.
  • Provide inputs into product designs and requirements.
  • Provide inputs into product EOL strategies.
  • Provide inputs and review third party software or hardware as required.

Education

• Experience: 3-5 years in Systems Engineering; Telecoms, RF or Software Development
• Minimum: B. Engineering Degree
• Ideal: Master’s Degree in Engineering with additional Project Management OR Systems Engineering qualification

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Passion for creating systems and solutions
• Project management
• Management and Leadership
• Planning and organising
• Disciplined
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Good administrative and organisational skills
• Creative and analytic problem-solving skills
• Good negotiating / conflict resolution skills
• Sound decision-making skills
• Good understanding of project management process
• Telecoms, software and RF Engineering knowledge
• Strong knowledge and experience in Systems
• Engineering or Technical Project Management
• Strong knowledge and experience of IT hardware,
• software and systems

Personal Attributes:

• Team player
• Organised
• Self-motivated
• Self-starter
• High standard of service delivery
• Conflict resolution
• Problem solving
• Time conscious
• “Can do” attitude
• Logical
• Goal-oriented
• Respects all stakeholders
• Stabilises situations
• Brings people together
• Creates shared direction

General:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful
• In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
• Please include your current salary and salary expectations.