About the role

  • Principal Systems Engineer leading complex systems engineering activity across the full engineering lifecycle. Influencing high-impact defence programmes and managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Applies Engineering concepts and theories to provide technical direction and leadership for the delivery of designs, calculations and technical solutions across a range of applications for Babcock products and services across the Engineering Product Lifecycle.
  • Uses their experience to make decisions in complex situations.
  • Able to work under own initiative to produce high quality outputs.
  • Capable of managing others and/or delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.
  • Can apply a broad and/or deep range of knowledge to complex situations whilst extending their business knowledge base in the subject area.
  • Provides coaching, direction, assistance and mentoring to others.
  • Lead and coordinate systems engineering activity across integration, software, safety, security, human factors and installation disciplines.
  • Manage and deliver engineering outputs across the full lifecycle, from requirements through to Factory Acceptance Test and beyond.
  • Champion and tailor the Babcock Engineering Process to ensure quality, safety and regulatory compliance.
  • Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks while supporting programme performance and key milestones.
  • Report and improve engineering performance against project KPIs, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Guide engineering strategy, manage change and growth, and ensure solutions meet demanding quality, safety and security requirements.

Requirements

  • Extensive and demonstrable systems engineering management and solution design and delivery experience, with full lifecycle engineering management experience.
  • Knowledge of UK MoD practices and ways of working.
  • Proven background in system and software integration within large, complex system‑of‑systems programmes.
  • Experience managing technical specialisms including safety, human factors, commissioning and integration.
  • Experience of a range of delivery methods (waterfall, lean, agile, DevOps, etc.).
  • Engineering Degree or equivalent.
  • HNC/HND with equivalent, relevant experience is valued and welcomed.
  • Chartered Engineer or working towards.
  • Must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
  • ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
  • A relocation package for those outside of the region

Job title

Principal Systems Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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