System Engineering (S/W)/ System Architect

Responsible for requirement management, high level design, technical management, implementation and testing of simulation projects as directed by the Project Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Define and manage the system architecture for software-based solutions, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.

• Translate customer and business requirements into clear, testable system and software specifications.

• Develop and maintain system-level models, interfaces, and data flow diagrams to ensure end-to-end consistency.

• Collaborate with software, hardware, mechanical, and test teams to achieve seamless system integration.

• Lead and participate in system design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and ensure alignment with project goals.

• Establish and maintain requirements traceability between stakeholder needs, design, implementation, and test outcomes.

• Define system-level verification and validation (V&V) plans, acceptance criteria, and ensure compliance through test execution.

• Conduct impact analysis for changes in requirements, design, or architecture to manage technical risks.

• Support configuration management, version control, and ensure proper documentation of system baselines.

• Evaluate performance, reliability, and safety aspects of the overall system and drive necessary improvements.

• Perform FAT and SAT with customers.

• Provide technical leadership in defining integration strategies, communication protocols, and data exchange standards.

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to define system scope, priorities, and deliverables.

• Ensure software design aligns with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity policies, and industry standards.

• Facilitate cross-functional communication between developers, testers, and domain experts to ensure cohesive implementation.

• Support creation and maintenance of system documentation, including interface control documents (ICDs), design specifications, and test reports.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and system engineering tools to improve processes and system quality.

• Promote model-based system engineering (MBSE) and continuous integration/testing practices where applicable.

Requirements

• 10+years of experience, preferable in rail simulation

• Requirements Management

• System Engineering Planning

• System Design and High-Level Architecture

• Technical Risk Management

• Integration & Test Planning

• Verification and Acceptance

• Technical Management

• Tender Support as delegated by the System Architect Team Lead

• Customer interaction as delegated by the Project Manager

• Thorough understanding of engineering principles

• Good verbal and written communication skills, good analytical skills

• Strong ability to understand technical systems

• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and Scrum Framework, backlog grooming

• Managing and improving processes

• Problem solving and decision making

• Quality of work

• Initiative/quickness

• Performance under stress