Principal Systems Engineer

Job Title: Principal/Lead Systems Engineer

Location: West London

Salary: £DOE + Package

Key Skills: Systems Engineering, DOORS, Requirements, Engineering, UML, SysML, V-Model, Verification, Verification, Software, Firmware, Design, Management, Lifecycle

An experienced Principal Systems Engineer is required to play a key role in providing system expertise to all projects through the bid and full development lifecycle. You will be responsible for the system architecture and integration of the solution as well as the design for cost and design for manufacture.

You will manage one or more projects simultaneously, with technical leadership and/or line management of a team of system engineers, delivering multiple concurrent research, development and production programmes ranging from tens of £k to several £m.

The Role:

So, what will you be doing as a Principal Systems Engineer?

• Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.
• Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome.
• Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.
• Responsible for the design, development and delivery of Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Work closely with the system, hardware and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence.
• Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event.
• Actively contribute to and/or lead defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost.
• Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives.
• Generate and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.
• Work closely with project management and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin.
• Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.
• Line manages a team of 5 systems engineers, responsible for training, development and approval of team requests

What are we looking for in our next Principal Systems Engineer?

• Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience.

• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycles.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design.
• Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material.
• Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required.
• Advanced knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and technology trends.
• Experience of DOORS, UML, SEBoK, Enterprise Architect and SysML.
• Experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment.
• Line management experience of a team of 1-5 engineers.
• Technical management experience of a team of systems engineer

My client is keen to get this position filled ASAP, so if you feel you have the skills and desire to provide passion and drive as the next Principal Systems Engineer, this is the opportunity for you!

So, if you are interested in joining a well-established, renowned, globally recognised organisation working with experts in their field as the next Principal Systems Engineer, hit that apply button now!

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