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.