Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Systems Engineer Consultant – Systems Engineering
Location: Bristol – Hybrid role
Salary: £60K-£80K plus bonus, pension, medical and many benefits
Our client provides science and technology consultancy expertise to help solve the most complex challenges faced by mission‑critical defence programmes.
Their defence practice works in partnership with national government bodies, international institutions and global prime contractors on developing and leveraging next‑generation technologies, enterprise transformation, feasibility analysis, system engineering, and programme delivery across S&T, Maritime, Air, Land, Joint, and defence digital projects.
The Systems team manages requirements at all stages of the Systems Engineering lifecycle, including elicitation of capability/user requirements, generation/management of system requirements, testing and acceptance.
What we’re looking for re role of Principal Systems Engineer
The right applicant for this role will be someone who has a consultancy or Defence background, with the ability to work autonomously or within engineering and cross‑functional teams. As a Principal Consultant you will be responsible for:
- Vision and Strategy: Assisting in setting the vision and strategy for the department in collaboration with the other capabilities.
- Team leadership: Motivating, coaching and managing the performance of team members; leading team meetings to share knowledge, coordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues.
- Capability Development: Developing and maintaining systems engineering service offerings aligned to account demand signals and collaborating with other departments to ensure services are coherent across the business. Focus areas include:
- Requirements Engineering and Management across all DLoDS
- System and System of Systems Architecture
- Model–Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Integrated Logistics/Product Support
- Engineering Management
- Engineering Governance
- Training and Development: Coaching people on the use of Systems Engineering and ILS tools and techniques; staying at the forefront of the profession and encouraging career development through conferences, steering committees and tailored training.
- Business Development: Supporting Account Leads by writing technical approaches within bids and presenting to prospective customers; identifying new capability needs across all customers.
- Technical Assurance: Working on projects, providing technical guidance and review to ensure project deliverables are of high quality and meet customers’ expectations.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise re role of Principal Consultant
- Experience of working on the left‑hand side or sharp point of the V model.
- Firm understanding of requirements management across all Defence Lines of Development, with experience across Operating Domains.
- Delivering Requirements Engineering, Integrated Logistical Support, MBSE, and Engineering Governance in a consultancy context.
- Experience of requirements management within the UK MOD (Frontline Commands or Delivery Agents).
- Knowledge of the UK acquisition framework (e.g. Business Cases, URD, SRD, CONEMP/CONUSE, ITEAP).
- Experience of DOORS/Dimensions RM software to support requirements management.
- Understanding of modern SE approaches such as MBSE.
- Understanding of complex system‑of‑system projects and programmes, especially with respect to integration activities and SoS performance setting and acceptance.
- Capability development of new tools and techniques.
- Providing technical guidance and reviews to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations.
- Leading teams in a consultancy setting.
- Contributing and leading successful bids/technical proposals.
- Ideally be a member of INCOSE (ASEP OR CSEP).
Eligibility
- Current UK SC or DV clearance.
- Degree level qualification or relevant experience.
- Significant experience as a Systems Engineer in MOD or defence‑related projects.
- An Engineering Chartership or equivalent relevant to the role.
Keywords: Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering, Defence, Government, Requirements Management, MBSE, Consultancy, DOORS, Frontline Commands, ASTRID Frameworks, Aurora, URD, SRD, CONEMP, CONUSE, ITEAP, systems Architecture, Engineering Governance
Principal Consultant – Senior Systems Engineering, Principal Systems Engineer
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