Principal Systems Engineer - 978

Initial Contract Duration: 12 months
Hourly Rate: £65, Umbrella, inside IR35
Security Clearance: SC - UK eyes only projects

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contract Engineer to join our team within the Combat Air Sector. This role will primarily focus on the development and enhancement of the Praetorian DASS (Defensive Aids SubSystems) products. As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will leverage your expertise in systems engineering to support various stages of the specification, design, development, integration, and testing processes.

What You'll Do:

As a member of our multidisciplinary team, you will engage in diverse activities aimed at synthesising engineering and technology components into high-performance systems. Some typical responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to comprehend user requirements and needs, thereby influencing system designs and specifications.
• Designing and executing test strategies to validate compliance with design and implementation standards, ensuring certification requirements are met.
• Supporting system integration, verification, and validation efforts to assess performance and effectiveness.
• Generating engineering specifications, reports, and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations effectively.

What We Need From You:

To excel in this role, you should possess:

• Proficiency in a relevant technical domain within an EW systems context/application.
• Strong expertise in requirements generation and management, particularly using IBM DOORS.
• Experience in crafting detailed design artefacts to support requirements specifications.
• Comprehensive understanding of design compliance and acceptance criteria, including progressive verification and validation across various stages of development.
• Sound grasp of systems engineering principles throughout the development lifecycle.
• Previous experience in providing technical leadership for complex products.
• Ability to effectively manage interface control at subsystem, system, and system-of-system levels, including the creation of interface control documents.
• Self-motivation, problem-solving aptitude, and the ability to drive challenging issues to resolution.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to obtain SC Clearance for UK-caveated programmes.

Join our team and contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge defence technologies. Apply now to take on this exciting opportunity!