Senior System Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation

About the position

Postion Summary:
To guide and transfer explicit & tacit knowledge, to a recently employed Systems Engineer, of the systems engineering executed and planned for the design and construction and commissioning of the SKA Science Processing Centre and co-located operations and administrative facilities in Cape Town (CTHIS) along with the SKA Engineering Operations Centre and co-located facilities (EOC) at Klerefontein, Northern Cape. The SARAO Johannesburg Office refurbishment project systems engineering responsibilities are also to be transferred to a designated engineer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing detailed insight into the current baselines and their status, along with the rational and history of the establishment of these baselines
• Briefing and guiding the new incumbent through all the relevant engineering processes for the EOC & CTHIS and infrastructure projects in generalAssist in updating all Systems Engineering planning (Project SEMPs, technical schedules, WBS & SOWs) for the Host Country Infra Projects
• Handing over all documentation, data and work in progress either created or gathered during the previous incumbent’s tenure
• Attending meetings and workshops with the new incumbent(s) to provide context and background to discussions and negotiations
• Introducing the new incumbent(s) to stakeholders and contractors and establishing relationships
• Participating in design reviews where applicable in support of SARAO and the new incumbent(s)

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelors Degree / Advanced Diploma / NQF 7

Minimum Experience:

• 5-9 years

• B
• Eng/B
• Sc (Eng) with 9+ years of relevant experience ORM
• Eng with 7+ years of relevant experience ORPhD/D
• Eng with 5+ years of relevant experience

Experience:

• Undertaking engineering activities throughout all lifecycle phases of the system under development, with particular focus on infrastructure projects
• Coaching and mentoring in engineering, particularly systems engineering
• Leading engineering tasks and analysis on infrastructure projects without supervision, employing academic and practical knowledge gained on the job
• Physical, hands-on integration, testing and evaluation of electronic and mechanical systems
• Functioning simultaneously across multiple domains, teams and on multiple systems
• Leading the development and implementation of engineering processes
• Using advanced interpersonal skills in order to influence change in a project context

Knowledge:

• Infrastructure definition, design & development
• Advanced applied Systems Engineering
• Integration, test and verification of complex systems
• Baseline establishment and management
• Engineering Change control
• Requirements EngineeringDevelopment of systems engineering processes and procedures
• Configuration managementSANS building codesMunicipal zoning & regulations

Additional Notes:
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Desired Skills:

• Skilled in applied field of position
• Knowledge to be relevant
• Responsible in performing duties

About The Employer:

The National Research Foundation (NRF) supports and promotes research and human capital development through funding, the provision of National Research Facilities and science outreach platforms and programmes to the broader community in all fields of science and technology, including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) spearheads South Africa??s activities in the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope, commonly known as the SKA, in engineering, science and construction. SARAO is a National Facility managed by the National Research Foundation and incorporates radio astronomy instruments and programmes such as the MeerKAT telescope in the Karoo, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) in Gauteng, the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry (AVN) programme in nine African countries as well as the associated human capital development and commercialisation endeavours.