Principal Combat Systems Engineer

Overview

In this role you will provide Combat Systems engineering support across Royal Navy and international naval programmes within the Warship Technical Authority. You will ensure design integrity, support change management, and enable safe, integrated battlefield systems on complex warships. You’ll engage with MOD, customers and industry partners to deliver technical assurance and transformation planning. This is a senior, impact-focused position at a global defence leader offering hybrid working and meaningful scale.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working arrangements
• competitive salary plus bonus
• lifelong learning and meaningful work
• wellbeing and financial support
• inclusive workplace and work-life balance

Responsibilities

• Provide Combat Systems engineering support across naval platforms, international programmes and multidisciplinary projects
• Maintain design integrity and ensure effective integration across platforms and disciplines
• Support design change implementation, configuration control and safe integration of complex Combat Systems
• Conduct investigations and analyses across sensors, weapons, networks and CMS
• Develop and present technical evidence to support safety cases, certification and customer approvals
• Collaborate with MOD, customers, OEMs and project teams as a trusted technical contact

Key requirements

• Strong knowledge of Combat Systems architectures across UK and international naval platforms
• Understanding of maritime and defence standards, assurance processes and governance frameworks
• Ability to quickly integrate into teams and deliver high-quality engineering outputs
• Skilled in Combat Systems analysis, integration, troubleshooting and complex issue resolution
• Confident stakeholder engagement with MOD, international navies, industry partners and OEMs
• Degree qualified and or equivalent experience in Systems/Combat Systems/Electrical Engineering or a related discipline and commitment to CEng status

• Stakeholder engagement
• Effective communication
• Collaborative mindset
• Combat Systems architectures
• Integration and troubleshooting
• Configuration control and safety case development

…