Systems Engineer (Stellenbosch Hybrid)
IT – Software Development
Stellenbosch – Western Cape
ENVIRONMENT:
JOIN a leading provider of cutting-edge Telecommunications Solutions as their next Systems Engineer. Your core duties will span several areas and responsibilities, including pre-sales project preparation, solution design, system integration and testing, installation and upgrades acceptance, and product development and integration of third-party software. The ideal candidate must have at minimum a B. Engineering Degree, and 3-5 years’ experience in Systems Engineering, Telecoms, RF or Software Development.
DUTIES:
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 –
- 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 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.
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications –
- Ideal: Master’s Degree in Engineering with additional Project Management OR Systems Engineering qualification.
- B. Engineering Degree.
Experience/Skills –
- 3-5 Years in Systems Engineering; Telecoms, RF or Software Development.
- Passion for creating systems and solutions.
- Project Management.
- Management and Leadership.
- 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.
ATTRIBUTES:
- 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.