Principal Systems Engineer

Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions, facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.

To be responsible for and assure the implementation of ISO 15288 processes and practices across the Systems Engineering life cycle, for projects within Ultra Cyber. The Systems discipline is fundamental in defining and supporting our multi-discipline teams in implementing a Systems Engineering approach, where the Systems discipline both enables and assures (adds quality & value) the realisation of the stakeholder requirements, the production of the required products and demonstrates compliance to the satisfaction of our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Represents the Systems discipline as a senior member/leads SE for the totality of the Systems assigned work packages and tasking to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.
• Supports the Engineering Project Lead (EPL) in delivering the engineering obligations of a project, to the agreed plans, budget and schedule.
• Is responsible for all aspects of the development of 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.
• Responsible for contributing towards the design, development and delivery of the Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across numerous project work packages, or projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected.
• Work closely with the system, hardware, firmware 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.
• Lead, manage and report on 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.
• Ensure 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 other discipline leads, 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.
• Reviews and signs off significant technical documents; frequently supports chairs in technical reviews for significant deliverables.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.
• As required, supports recruitment, early careers development and STEM engagement.
• Develop to achieve a specific Subject Matter Expertise, recognised as the company expert, in a specific subject matter, such as a specific practice, tools, product type or technical area.
• Accepts Line Management duties, proactively leading and coaching reports, aid the creation of development plans and manages their execution, whilst measuring and supporting continuous improvement in others.

Qualifications / skills required:

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or have suitable Defence/Aerospace industry experience.
• Significant experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V lifecycle, various development models and associated processes.
• Significant experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design.
• Demonstrable experience in implementing the full Systems Engineering lifecycle as per the applicable ISO/IEEE/IEC standards.
• Technical and Line management experience of a team of systems engineers.
• Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques and technology trends.
• Experience of DOORS, UML, Enterprise Architect and SysML.
• Previous experience of hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment.

Desirable:

• INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP.
• NCSC security processes and familiar with delivery of associated security artefacts.

Role requirements:

• Has attained SC clearance.
• Clean driving license and able to travel within UK.
• Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance.