Principal Systems Engineer

Provide Decision Advantage to Mission Partners Around the World

Cyber Business

Responsible for / Key responsibilities

• Represents the Systems discipline as a senior member/leads SE for the totality of the Systems assigned work packages and tasking to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.
• Supports the Engineering Project Lead (EPL) in delivering the engineering obligations of a project, to the agreed plans, budget and schedule. Accepts and delivers delegates leadership responsibilities applicable to the Systems assigned work packages and assurance tasks.
• Is responsible for all aspects of the development of technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.
• Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome.
• Responsible for the contributing towards the design, development and delivery of the Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across numerous project work packages, or projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.
• Work closely with the system, hardware, firmware and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.
• Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event.
• Lead, manages and reports on defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost.
• Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives.
• Ensure and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.
• Work closely with other discipline lead/s, project management and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin.
• Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.
• Reviews and signs off significant technical documents; frequently supports chairs in technical reviews for significant deliverables.
• Explain technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.
• Actively supports and offers value add improvements to the Systems discipline to grow the overall capability as a whole.
• As required supports recruitment, early careers development and STEM engagement.
• Leads others, in Systems and outside, to develop greater awareness and implementation of a systems approach and practices.
• Develop to achieve a specific Subject Matter Expertise, recognised as the company expert, in a specific subject matter, such as a specific practice, tools, product type or technical area.
• Accepts Line Management duties, proactively leading and coaching reports, aid the creation of development plans and manages their execution, whilst measuring and supporting continuous improvement in others.

Qualifications / skills required

• Essential:
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Defence/Aerospace industry experience.
• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V lifecycle, various development models and associated processes.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing the full Systems Engineering lifecycle as per the applicable ISO/IEEE/IEC standards
• Technical and Line management experience of a team of systems engineers
• Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.
• Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and technology trends.
• Experience of DOORS, UML, Enterprise Architect and SysML.
• Previous experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment.
• Desirable:
• INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP
• Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required.
• NCSC security processes and familiar with deliver of associated security artefacts.

Role requirements

• Has attained SC clearance
• Able to travel within UK
• Clean driving license
• Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance.
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Our Benefits

• Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:
• Annual Bonus
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy an extra 5
• Pension Contribution
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Flexible working hours with a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more
• Monthly Security Clearance Allowance - Subject to you holding the required security clearance

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