Principal Systems Engineer in Luton, Bedfordshire

Principal Systems Engineer

Based in Luton

Hybrid working model

Contract - Likely to be extended.

Active SC Clearance is required.

This is a unique opportunity to play a fundamental role in a Defence programme of critical national importance, and to shape the future of Combat Air capability in the UK.

Our client is looking for an experienced systems engineer to work on a high-profile project within the Combat Air business and to help design and develop their systems.

Main Responsibilities:

• Define system requirements and influence architectures for an advanced EW RF sub-system, in particular focusing on the processor sub-system providing command and control of other functional sub-systems.
• Ownership of a sub-system work package, planning and scheduling your own workload.
• Develop and document detailed requirement and design specifications suitable to inform and guide the systems implementation teams.
• Contribute to the product development road map in collaboration with other subject matter experts.
• Provide technical advice and support to other functional teams such as firmware and software with development of requirements, system operability and test & evaluation.
• Produce and collate evidence to demonstrate system compliance with design and requirements specifications.
• Provide domain expertise in support of both internal and external design reviews via written and verbal means.
• Travel within the UK to meet with our customers and industry partners to support requirements collaboration, experimentation, and reviews of design maturity.

What we're looking for:

• A solid foundation in a relevant technical domain exploited in an EW systems context/application.
• High proficiency in requirements generation and management using IBM DOORS.
• Experience of authoring detailed design artefacts in support of requirements specifications.
• Good understanding of design compliance and acceptance criteria relating to requirements and architecture progressive verification and validation at varying stages of maturity.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles across the development lifecycle.
• Previous experience of technical leadership of complex products.
• Ability to perform effective interface control management, both in terms of application and derivation, at a sub-system, system and system-of-system levels including the generation of interface control documents.
• Self-motivated with an aptitude for problem solving and driving challenging issues to a conclusion alongside excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Active SC Clearance is required.

Desirable skills:

• Experience of systems modelling using Matlab & Simulink.
• Experience with product design and test standards for military systems.
• Experience in the design of adaptable, flexible and secure system architectures.
• Experience in signal processing engineering.
• Knowledge and application of the software development lifecycle.
• Awareness of agile development methodologies.

Principal Systems Engineer

Based in Luton

Hybrid working model

Contract - Likely to be extended.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.