Principal Systems Engineer

MacStaff

  • Uxbridge, Greater London
  • £70,000-75,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
You will likeLeading in systems engineering with niche aviation engineering innovator in Uxbridge, West London where you will be literally saving lives! This family-owned firm, design and manufacture specific safety systems for aerospace clients and they are renowned for first-class products & services. You will be part of a top-gun team and work with the brightest and best of British engineers.You will likeThe Princiapal Systems Engineer job itself where you will be a key member of the Systems Engineering Group, comprising of Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Electronic Engineering.The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for mentoring, managing, and motivating teams of engineers to deliver against both active programmes and strategic business objectives in support of the company’s mission, core values and focus areas.The Principal Systems Engineer promotes the Systems Engineering approach throughout the product lifecycle and uses it to actively handle multiple projects and the integration of numerous technologies across the business’s products and processes.The Principal Systems Engineer will have experience of full lifecycle systems engineering, including architecture design, requirements elicitation, definition, decomposition, and verification. The role inherently requires a strong aptitude for problem solving and an ability to understand complex inter dependencies, as well as managing potentially conflicting inputs from multiple stakeholder groups.The Principal Systems Engineer will actively seek continuous improvement of the engineering process to improve product quality, safety, and business efficiency. The role works with department and Engineering leadership to enact changes and provide leadership in their useA detailed job description can be made available upon application.​You will haveTo be successful as Systems Engineer you will have a good mix of the following:
  • Appropriate Technical, Engineering or Science Degree at 2:1 or above
  • Chatered Engineer status with recognised professional body
  • Experience with SysML and the use of MBSE tools
  • High proficiency in requirements elicitation, definition, decomposition, verification, and traceability maintenance
  • Experience of the core engineering technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
  • Knowledge of the order and relevance of all the engineering technical reviews and how/why tailoring is done.
  • Highly IT literate
  • Strong verbal & written communication skills
  • Good problem solving investigative skills and data analysis skills
  • Experience using software and associated tools to support analysis and testing
  • 7+ years experience in aerospace similar systems engineering environment
  • Team Management
You will getAs a Systems Engineer, you will enjoy a salary of £70K-£75K + Package.
  • Non-contributory pension scheme at minimum 9%
  • Life assurance
  • Private Healthcare cash plan including optical & dental cover
  • The equivalent of 25 days annual leave and 8 statutory holidays
  • Lunchtime finish on a Friday
  • Childcare vouchers (via salary sacrifice)
  • On-site occupational health team
  • Annual appraisal and development process for all employees
  • Great working environment including heavily subsidised canteen
You can applyTo Systems Engineer by pushing the button on this job posting (recommended), or by sending CV in confidence to anthony@macstaff.co.ukUK_MS

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