Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer/Systems Engineer Lead
Copello has partnered with an established Intelligence and Communications business to fill this critical role, based in Maidenhead.
This position offers a highly competitive package, including a company bonus, private medical care, and a DV Clearance Bonus.
Please note that all candidates must be eligible for DV Clearance (British Passport Holder).
Key Responsibilities:
* Represent the Systems discipline as a senior member, leading Systems Engineers on assigned work packages to deliver obligations and commitments on time and budget.
* Support the Engineering Project Lead in delivering engineering obligations of a project, aligning with agreed plans, budget, and schedule.
* Develop Systems Engineering artefacts across the product development lifecycle, ensuring positive project outcomes.
* Contribute towards designing, developing, and delivering high-quality Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects.
* Provide technical direction and exert influence across multiple project work packages to select optimal approaches, architectures, designs, and implementations.
* Collaborate closely with system, hardware, firmware, and software architects to ensure consistency, design for modularity, and technical excellence.
Essential Experience:
* Significant experience and deep understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model, and associated processes/lifecycles.
* Technical and line management experience of a team of systems engineers.
* Experience in writing high-quality technical documentation and formal technical review of such material.
* Substantial knowledge of System Engineering practices, methodologies, processes, techniques, and technology trends.
* Experience with DOORS, UML, SEBoK, Enterprise Architect, and SysML.
Desired Experience:
* INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP.
* Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as needed.
The estimated salary for this role is £80,000 - £110,000 per annum, depending on experience.