Principal Systems Engineer
Location: LDN or Dorset (Remote with occasional travel)
Competitive Salary
Join a market leader in defence as a Principal Systems Engineer. This company specialises in undersea warfare systems, delivering cutting-edge sonar, torpedo defence, radar, and unmanned platform solutions.
This role, reporting to the Project Engineering Lead (and functional Line Manager), works closely with the Systems Design Authority as part of a multidisciplinary team. It involves working across Technology Readiness Levels, enhancing an existing product (including managing obsolescence), and supporting developers, design reviews, and customer engagements.
Key Qualifications for this Principal Systems Engineer Role:
* Experience in designing complex products.
* Systems design expertise with knowledge of Electronics, Mechanical, and Software domains.
* Proficiency across the development lifecycle, from design to integration, verification, validation, and qualification.
* Strong skills in trade-off analysis.
Benefits:
* Flexible Work Options: Optional 9-day fortnight, TOIL, flexible hours, and a 1pm finish on Fridays.
* Leave: 25 days of annual leave, Christmas shutdown, and options to buy or sell holiday.
* Health & Wellbeing: Private healthcare, dental, and critical illness coverage.
* Rewards: Access to a reward hub with discounts at over 200 stores.
* Life Insurance: 4x annual salary.
* Pension: Employer contribution starting at 5% (employee contribution from 4% to 70%).
* Casual Dress Code
Occasional travel within the UK and internationally may be required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team with exciting projects and a strong focus on professional development and work-life balance.