Senior Principal System Engineer

Package:
72,000 - 80,000 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits Role :
20388

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we're not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Principal Systems Engineer at our Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, you will help shape the future operating model of the Royal Navy by acting as a trusted technical advisor, influencing future capability development and leading the delivery of strategic Hybrid Navy solutions.

This is a rare opportunity to influence future Royal Navy capability planning, helping shape the operational and technical concepts that will underpin naval operations.

Day-to-day, you'll work directly with senior MOD and Royal Navy stakeholders, providing leadership across complex System of Systems programmes and helping define how future naval capabilities will integrate platforms, networks, autonomy, data and operational concepts.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading System of Systems engineering activities across Hybrid Navy programmes

Providing strategic technical leadership to MOD and Royal Navy customers

Shaping future capability concepts and long-term defence solutions

Leading major technical bids, business development and customer engagement activities

Managing technical risk and assurance across complex programmes

Developing and mentoring high-performing systems engineering teams

Essential experience of the Senior Principal Systems Engineer:

Extensive Systems Engineering experience within Defence, Maritime or National Security environments

Proven leadership of large-scale System of Systems or enterprise integration programmes

Strong understanding of defence capability development and acquisition processes

Experience working with senior military, MOD or government stakeholders

Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and technical delivery

Demonstrable ability to shape strategy, influence customers and develop future capability

Essential qualifications for the Senior Principal Systems Engineer:

Degree qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional registration

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Portsmouth Technology Park site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

PTP  Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.  Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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