Principal Systems Engineer

Overview

As Principal Systems Engineer, you will drive the development of military land and aerospace systems. You’ll work within a multi-disciplinary team to translate stakeholder needs into realizable requirements and robust architectures. You’ll oversee verification, documentation, and lifecycle changes, shaping safe, mission-critical solutions. This role offers exposure to a diverse product portfolio and a culture that values initiative, collaboration, and technical excellence. You will contribute to high-impact projects at the intersection of engineering and defence technology.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working within core hours
• 25 days holiday (+5 via buy/sell)
• Life assurance 4x annual salary
• Flexible benefits package
• Pension scheme up to 8% employer contributions
• Sports and Social club

Responsibilities

• Develop systems-engineered solutions for military lands and aerospace products
• Elicit stakeholder requirements through customer discussions
• Derive product requirements from customer needs
• Perform requirements-based verification and validation (manual and scripted)
• Produce interface control documents and system design documents
• Control and manage engineering changes across the development lifecycle
• Prepare technical proposals including estimations and presentations
• Provide technical oversight and mentoring to other Systems Engineers

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years of Systems Engineering experience
• Engineering or science degree (preferably in systems engineering)
• Ability to operate in a multi-discipline team
• Microsoft Office (Visio, Excel, Word)
• Knowledge of Configuration Management Tools

• Independent working style with initiative
• Attention to detail in requirements and documentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication in a multi-disciplinary context
• Systems engineering discipline knowledge
• DO-178/DO-254 or IEC61508 awareness (desirable)
• MATLAB and Simulink familiarity (desirable)

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