Principal Systems Engineer

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Senior Systems Engineer. The role can be based at Isle of Wight, Portsmouth or Chelmsford and offers the opportunity for hybrid working and flexible working hours.

You will be working as a Principal Systems Engineer within the Radar team of multi-discipline engineers, evolving the clients radar portfolio of existing and new radar products to address Air Defence capabilities. You will be developing current and next generation radar products to counter threats and gain an advantage in strategic air defence domain. Your new day-to-day will be exciting and diverse by applying the principles of Systems Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle as you join in developing radar systems used by those who serve and protect the country.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex Multi-Function Radar Systems that the clients customers and end-user communities are facing.
• Apply a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience of Systems Engineering principles, techniques and governance to steer and develop technical solutions and resolve engineering issues.
• Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of system parameters to characterise and specify robust product design.
• Lead the decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system level and manage these in an approved toolset such as IBM DOORS Next.
• Be a technical focus point with a holistic understanding of a whole system solution leading analysis activities and system design decisions and providing guidance to own team.
• Collaborate with specialists across different engineering disciplines including electronics, electrical, mechanical and software to direct and realise overarching system design solutions.
• Direct and undertake system integration, test planning and execution.
• Define and articulate system acceptance strategies and acceptance evidence demonstrating system performance across a wide range of operational scenarios to internal and external stakeholders.

Through these activities you will build your personal profile with senior stakeholders and grow a diverse knowledge base in engineering.

Benefits:

• Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined.
• Relocation package available.
• Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times.
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service.
• Shared Incentive Plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse / partner)- 6 x salary.
• Ill Health Income Protection / Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary.

About You:

• A good understanding in some of the following subject areas; signal processing, target track extraction, object classification algorithms, system and sensor resource optimisation.
• A good understanding of factors that can affect the real-world performance of sensing systems and how these can impact the accuracy and timeliness of measurements in order to meet challenging design objectives and requirements.
• Demonstrates understanding and experience of Systems Engineering which could include knowledge of Systems Engineering standards (e.g., ISO 15288).
• Experience of presenting both technical and non-technical information in a formal setting.
• You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years.