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A System Performance Engineer is required for a long term contract assignment on site in Stevenage.

A four day compressed week may be available.

Candidates would need to be eligible for SC clearance to UK Eyes Only Level.

As a Systems Performance Engineer within one of our systems engineering teams you will provide performance prediction and analysis expertise to major defence programmes, developing the latest Complex Weapons capabilities for the UK Armed Forces in response to advanced threats in all domains (Air, Land, Sea).
Expect assignment to concept, assessment or demonstration phase contracts, covering one of the new product lines.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for Systems Engineering practitioners with experience to undertake the following activities:
* Planning, conducting and reporting on performance assessments of missiles and weapon systems using mathematical models and trials data
* Technical studies into missile performance to help the project teams understand key design trades and the impact of design choices upon overall system performance
* Developing a good understanding of how the wider system affects missile performance and the knock on impacts of changes to the design
* Working with specialists in Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Lethality, Guidance, Control & Navigation, Seekers (and others) to understand how each of these contribute to overall system performance

Skillset/experience required:
Predicting and analysing performance of complex products, ideally in the defence, aerospace, motor sport or transport industries
Utilising Matlab/Simulink based mathematical modelling and simulation tools
Planning, conducting and reporting performance studies and assessments of complex systems
Analysing trials data and comparing it to predicted performance e.g. telemetry data analysis from hardware-in-the-loop or real world sources

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