Principal Systems Engineer Isle of Wight

Join a world-renowned aerospace and defence organisation as a Principal Systems Engineer in Cowes onsite full time onsite

Would you like to join a global aerospace and defence organisation? Do you want to work as part of an organisation protecting people and maintaining maximum security?

Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for a Principal Systems Engineer to add to their talented, hardworking team in Cowes on a 6 month contract. Striving for innovation and creativity you can ensure no two days will be the same.

Principal Systems Engineer

Cowes

6 months

£60.00 PAYE or £81.05 UMB

This role entail analysis of performance data collected from both modelled and real world systems, and development of a system or sub-system design to meet functional and performance goals. It provides lead technical support for the evolution of existing products extending their functionality to meet new an evolving requirements, and for development of entirely new Radar products

• Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex phased array Radar Systems that our customers and end-user communities are facing
• Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of principle system parameters in order to characterise and specify robust product design
• Demonstrate, with significant experience, detailed and comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles relating to Systems Engineering and supporting governance, and be able to apply knowledge to a wide range of engineering issues within own discipline and other engineering disciplines

• Expert in principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and demonstrates expert understanding, knowledge and experience of Systems Engineering, with systems thinking and the application of holistic approaches to complex problems
• Be well versed in appropriate Systems Engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288, ISO 24641)
• Experience of requirements management (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration management
• Experience of working with and leading large scale complex system designs
• Experience of all aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and associated tools (e.g. JIRA)
• Experienced in presenting both technical and non-technical information in a formal setting
• Good level of IT literacy
• Achieved or be in the final stages of achieving Chartered Engineer status or equivalent level of capability and be working towards relevant professional accreditation e.g. INCOSE UK CSEP certification

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you!