Principal Systems Engineer

Ultra Electronics Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies.

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!

Flexible Working

At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can.

Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.

Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all – we provide flexible start and finish times, as well as Time off in Lieu (TOIL) for up to 1 day per calendar month which tie in with our Values of Integrity, Transparency and Alignment. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

This is an opportunity to establish yourself as a Maritime Systems Engineer and Project Engineering Lead (PEL). A long-term key role within the UM UK Sonar Business. We are a supplier to the Royal Navy and global allies with a reputation for agility.

This role reports into the Project Manager (and functional Line Manager) and will work closely with the Systems Design Authority and Engineering Manager. As the PEL you will be overseeing the engineering throughout product development across Technology Levels, building upon existing products. You will be responsible for providing engineering leadership, supporting customer meetings and involved in hands-on engineering.

This is a Principal Systems Engineer level position suitable for an experienced engineering leader with demonstrable success of engineering management and team leadership, with an appreciation of mature complex engineering and experience of leading development across the product development lifecycle, ideally in Maritime with:

• Expertise in Systems Engineering with an understanding of Software, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
• An appreciation of designing complex products
• Systems design experience
• Experience of working throughout the development lifecycle (design through to integration, verification, validation, and qualification)
• Expertise in trade-off analysis
• Technology insertion (e.g. Urgent Capability Requirements)
• Supporting to in-service products/systems and quality/issue resolution (e.g. experience of structured problem solving)
• Experience of creating engineering schedules with dependencies
• Experience of engineering estimation, with an ability to review, challenge and justify estimates
• Experience of management of risks, assumptions, issues, decisions, and opportunities
• Expertise of managing a multidisciplinary team to deliver the scope of Work Packages to time and cost
• Mature Engineering in accordance with a Business Management System
• Awareness of security, export control and health safety
• Sonar awareness would be useful but is not essential
• This role requires eligibility for Security Check (SC) UK EYES only with no caveats

This is a hybrid role giving you the flexibility to balance working from home and regularly on site at Greenford three days per week, with occasional UK & International travel.

There will be a two-stage interview process. The first will be a video call with the Head of Systems Engineering, and the second will be an on-site interview with the Project Manager and Engineering Manager. The first will explore functional suitability and cover business/strategic fit and the second will focus more on suitability for this project vacancy and project team fit.

Benefits on offer:

• Optional 9 day fortnight
• TOIL
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working for certain job roles.
• Casual dress
• 25 days holiday
• Christmas shut down.
• Option to buy or sell holiday.
• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4 x annual salary life cover
• Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).

Relocation Support

Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that’s why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.

Company: Ultra Maritime