Principal Systems Engineer – SC Clearance needed

Government/Defence

12 months contract

Location – Hybrid working – WFH/Farnborough/Portsmouth

Job Specification

Principal Systems Engineer Acoustic Programmes

My client is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to join the Maritime Test, Evaluation, Training and Tactics team and lead the technical activities to integrate new and existing noise ranging systems at the Range facilities at BUTEC in Scotland, as well as providing advice that will directly impact defence operations.

The role would suit systems engineers with experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Systems engineering best practice in line with ISO
  • System architecture and design
  • Underwater hardware
  • Acoustic signal processing
  • Test and integration or range activities
  • Equipment delivery
  • Equipment calibration and test

    • What Will I Be Doing?

  • Definition and delivery of technical projects through-life, working effectively with broader stakeholders and project management, guiding a technical team to success.
  • Generate systems engineering deliverables that meet the needs of multiple projects supporting the UK’s ranging capability under the LTPA programme
  • Provide direction and recommendations relating to technical risks and opportunities, owning actions, solutions and future work streams.
  • Coordinate multi-stakeholder analysis into reports and presentations for delivery to customers and industry partners.
  • Understand and apply relevant regulatory, safety and technical standards, integrating required compliance and governance activity into delivery work.
  • Support the engineering teams to support requirements through to acceptance in line with the system architecture.

    • Skills

    We are seeking skills in one or more of the following areas:

  • Systems Engineering
  • Lifecycle management
  • System Architecture
  • Requirements management
  • Testing and Integration, particularly in military environments
  • Agile methodologies
  • Model based systems engineering and application of architecture frameworks (UAF/NAF/MODAF or Archimate/SysML/UML)

    • Key Accountabilities

  • Working closely with the project manager to plan and deliver (generally through a team) all the technical/engineering activities required to meet project objectives
  • Responsible for devising and delivering the technical solution using sound technical, management and leadership skills such as systems engineering management and project management
  • Co-ordinates the high-level engineering activities as applicable to systems
  • Addresses enterprise and life cycle considerations
  • Engages with the customer and other collaborating organisations, including in the devising of plans, review of progress, the delivery of the resultant system, and any subsequent support activities
  • Internal and external focal point of contact for the project on all technical/engineering aspects and assurance
  • Managing the technical risk and opportunities on behalf of the project
  • Ensuring that the system meets appropriate regulatory, legal, safety and other engineering requirements and standards
  • Responsible for directing and managing the output of assigned junior systems engineers (of potentially different specialisms)

    • Key Capabilities

  • Good and effective communication and inter-personal skills
  • Leadership of technical delivery projects throughout the engineering life cycle requiring delivery of complex solutions to a range of demanding customers
  • Employs approaches including planning/monitoring/control, multi-disciplinary systems engineering, concurrent engineering, the integration of engineering specialisms (eg safety), and ‘soft skills’ (such as team building), to ensure that safe, effective and efficient processes are applied
  • A solid understanding of the systems engineering life cycle and its implementation
  • Understands the operational environment and underlying domain specific issues
  • Able to identify and manage complexity with appropriate techniques in order to reduce risk
  • Able to ensure that customer needs and expectations are addressed and/or satisfied
  • Able to identify, conceive, review, and judge the suitability of systems solutions
  • Experienced in the development and maturation of technology through the engineering life cycle
  • Able to plan and oversee a transition to operation activity
  • Able to manage multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders whilst building and maintaining excellent relationships.
  • Proactively anticipates potential problems and deals with barriers
  • Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels across the department, business, and externally with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders
  • An understanding of the application of systems engineering to different domains

    • Behaviours

  • Demonstrates exemplary professionalism at all times, serving as a role model to others, setting appropriate professional standards on assigned tasks and promoting professionalism
  • Actively contributes to the culture and aims of the organisation and fully understands the impact of cultural factors on the organisation and individual performance
  • Drives the business environment in which they are deployed including demonstrating appropriate business acumen and having a global perspective
  • Ensures team treats all individuals with dignity and respect and promotes an inclusive environment
  • Able to articulate complex issues in a digestible format to promote understanding
  • Takes full responsibility for teams’ output, including defining goals and deliverables for assigned staff
  • Works with resource managers to assign and schedule work
  • Addresses issues and challenges with senior stakeholders, forming appropriate strategies
  • Communicates with credibility and conviction, possessing the ability to negotiate in complex situations
  • Takes responsibility for the development of assigned staff, including mentoring and providing constructive feedback
  • Demonstrates a high level of self-awareness and consistently improves behaviours through feedback
  • Promotes a high standard of health, safety and wellbeing
  • Able to tailor behaviours to suit different audiences and circumstances
  • Is an inspirational leader and acts as a ‘thought leader’ ie the go-to person in their field of expertise

    • If this sounds of interest, please apply with your CV today.