Principal Systems Engineer (x2)

Location:             Basildon (3 days on site each week)

Duration:             6 months

Rate:                   74.07 per hour Umbrella

Our client is recruiting for two Principal Systems Engineers to be part of a team supporting their next generation Hostile Artillery Locating System development. Joining during a crucial part of the engineering lifecycle you will lead end-to-end systems engineering efforts, from concept through to deployment. Collaborating across cross-functional teams to support integration and qualification of technical solutions.

You will be working on a state-of-the-art long-range acoustic weapon locating system designed to meet the increasing threat of electronic warfare based targeting and anti-radar weapon systems countering radar-based weapon locating systems.

What you’ll do as a Principal Systems Engineer:

• Contribute to requirements specification and management for complex, multi-faceted outputs.
• Participate in systems integration, verification, qualification & validation.
• Supporting junior engineers and contribute to technical excellence across the organisation.
• Ensure compliance with Mil Std’s, Industry Std’s and regulatory requirements.
• Supporting activities including design reviews and peer reviews.
• Development of the software security plan.

Proven Ability / Key Skills

• Knowledge and proven ability of all stages of the engineering development lifecycle.
• Proven ability in requirements definition, verification, qualification & validation.
• Proven ability in system level testing.
• CE Marking compliance for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).
• Proven ability using IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS (Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System).
• Awareness of Safety, Security and other legislative constraints.
• Defence industry background.
• Domain knowledge in an Electronics focussed role would be advantageous.
• Evidenced proven ability of developing training manuals for end users.

Additional

Please note, due to the sensitive nature of the project involved all applicants must be capable of gaining a UK MOD Security Clearance to SC level.