Senior Coastal Engineer

Job Description:

The CSIR has a vacancy for a Senior Systems Engineer in the Radar and Electronic Warfare Impact Area within the Defence and Security Cluster. The incumbent will be responsible to design enterprise and technical systems that will secure infrastructure and the enterprise against physical security threats with innovation as the threats evolve. This position is based in Pretoria.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design system architectures for realising the operational concepts
• Validate the implemented physical system;
• Interpret and realise system and sub-system interfaces;
• Develop operational concepts for Electronic Warfare (EW) Test and Evaluation and Training Systems;
• Compile and execute System Engineering Management Plans;
• Partake in the implementation of a physical system;
• Facilitate the elicitation of requirements and communication of results;

Job Requirements:

• Basic research abilities;
• Knowledge of systems engineering is fundamental as supported by strong systems thinking skills.
• Good MS Office skills;
• Facilitation and communication skills, both verbal and written across technical and non-technical audiences;
• A Certification in System Engineering
• Experience in Model-based systems engineering, using tools such as GENESYS or Capella will be advantageous.
• A Masters’ degree or a relevant system engineering qualification/accreditation will be an added advantage.