Job Description

Principal Systems Engineer (Ref: 1705)

Initial contract until March 2027

£71.74ph LTD (Outside IR35)

Basildon - full time onsite

SC required, can start on BPSS

The Role:

Work closely with the Project Chief Engineer to identify and resolve technical issues across the whole system and subsystems and to ensure the integrity of the solution.

Deputise for the Project Chief Engineer within the project.

Lead the architecture team to develop and document the architecture thought the project lifecycle.

Lead the integration activity of sub-systems

Lead the engagement with technical suppliers

Influence all levels of requirements to enable design and development decisions and trade-offs to be made.

Provide direction, control, evaluation and recommendations relating to technical risks and opportunities.

Support test planning and requirements verification to achieve certification and delivery for the overall system.

Working with and influencing key project stakeholders including customer and end users.

Actively support knowledge sharing and exploitation of best practice.

Contribute to the successful achievement of engineering milestones as an integrated part of the Prime team.

Support and advise sub-system design teams through their design reviews.

Travel within the UK and abroad to meet with our customers and industry partners.

Essenitial Skills/Experience:

A degree (or equivalent experience) in a STEM subject and strong numerical, analytical and design skills, with the ability to apply these to real world problems.

Strong understanding of system and project lifecycles as applicable to delivery of sub-systems, technical and commercial baselines, and change control.

Strong understanding of Systems Architecture activities as part of the Systems Lifecycle.

Strong understanding of integrating supplier sub-systems for demonstration

Self-motivated with a strong aptitude for problem-solving and decision-making within projects involving design complexity and uncertainty.

Strong experience of influencing system design and integration of a major system.

Strong experience in stakeholder management within organisations and with customers (internal or external) in a high-pressure environment, pulling in technical expertise when and where appropriate.

Experience of successfully passing Design Reviews and implementing potentially complex remedial actions with sub-contract equipment suppliers and Prime integration teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

Knowledge of military EW/radar passive and active RF.

Strong understanding of systems integration and progressive assurance