Principal Systems Engineering Consultant

Principal Systems Engineer Portsmouth | Hybrid | £80,000 | SC Clearance

Talent Locker are working with a growing consultancy supporting customers across the defence and other high-integrity sectors, who are looking to add an experienced Principal Systems Engineer to their team.

This is a senior, client facing role for someone who enjoys getting into complex engineering problems, providing technical direction and helping customers find practical solutions. You’ll be working across the systems engineering lifecycle, whilst also having the opportunity to shape technical capability, mentor others and contribute to the growth of the business.

You’ll take a leading role across major consulting projects, providing both technical expertise and leadership to ensure high quality outcomes for clients.

Your work could include:

• Leading systems engineering projects and providing technical direction to delivery teams.
• Developing and reviewing systems architectures, technical strategies, and roadmaps.
• Working across requirements engineering, systems analysis, MBSE, integration, verification, validation, and technical assurance.
• Working closely with customers to understand complex challenges and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Engaging with stakeholders across UK MOD, defence primes and government organisations.
• Providing technical input into bids and supporting the identification of new opportunities.
• Helping to develop systems engineering methodologies, frameworks and best practice.
• Mentoring and developing engineers and consultants across the wider team.

This role would suit an experienced Systems Engineer who is comfortable operating at a senior/technical leadership level and enjoys working directly with clients.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong experience within systems engineering, ideally gained within defence, aerospace, security or another high-integrity environment.
• Experience leading technical projects, teams or work streams.
• Strong understanding of areas such as requirements, architecture, systems analysis, MBSE, integration or technical assurance.
• Experience working with MOD, defence primes or government customers.
• The ability to take complex technical problems and turn them into practical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage with senior technical audiences.
• An interest in mentoring others and helping to develop technical capability.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in contributing to business development and bids.
• Familiarity with defence acquisition frameworks would be beneficial.

You’ll need existing UK right to work and be willing to undergo baseline security checks and apply for SC clearance.