Senior or Principal Systems Engineer - Defence

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Senior or Principal – Systems Engineer - Military and Defence Systems

Hybrid/Remote Role with Travel to Other Sites - Permanent - Attractive

Job Purpose: A Senior or Principal – Systems Engineer is required for an international Defence Systems Company that is expanding their team. Hybrid, Remote and flexible working arrangements are available for this position with some travel to other sites for Technical Systems Reviews and Team Meetings.

The Senior or Principal – Systems Engineer will be part of the systems delivery team within the organisation and will perform a host of systems engineering and requirements and acceptance activities for the execution of the strategy.

This role will involve a broad spectrum of tasks including supporting the senior management of requirements and acceptance for systems across the project, supporting systems certification towards project milestones, and developing the process for management of systems interface requirements and validation across the platform.

The Senior or Principal – Systems Engineer will lead on the management of the systems interface control process and support the maturity and checking of systems interfaces of a verified and validated systems design.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required:

• Good Systems Engineering and Engineering Life-cycle experience.
• Experience in Requirements and Systems Interface Management.
• Experience of Systems Integration, Verification, Validation, Design and Systems Acceptance.
• Experience working on complex products and safety critical systems.
• Experience or Knowledge of using Systems Requirements management tools (DOORs) or similar.
• Some understanding of software-based systems and control interfaces.
• Degree level qualification in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/Physics/Maths/Science) or equivalent industry/armed forces experience.
• Candidates looking to interview for the Principal Engineer level role should be working towards or already have gained Chartered Engineer Status.
• Understanding of relevant systems engineering standards, including safety and environmental regulations.
• Ideally Defence, Marine, Nuclear, Oil and Gas or Safety Critical Systems experience would suit.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Annual Leave Allowance
• Share Incentives Plans
• Flexible and Hybrid Working
• Health, Well-being and Lifestyle Benefits
• Professional Development
• Career Diversification and Enhancement
• Academic and Mentoring Support
• Annual Incentives Maybe Also Available