Lead Systems Engineer – Defence & Avionics (Contract)

General Dynamics UK Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems UK Limited is seeking Principal Systems Engineers (Contractors) to support the TacCIS domain in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on delivering System Engineering expertise for MoD development, with emphasis on EMC, climate, and operational environments throughout the lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring defence-background experience, the ability to produce well-structured technical documents, and strong communication skills to work with multi-disciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Experience in large, complex systems across all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Ability to create well-structured technical documents and reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with presentation skills.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams including Human Factors, Safety, Security, ILS.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and develop requirements.
• Define interfaces between subsystems and teams.
• Perform design analysis including functional and physical analyses.
• Develop designs for Technical Performance Measures and trade studies.
• Review supplier designs and assess against requirements including EMC, climatic, and operational environments.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical documentation

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

SysML

Model-Based Systems Engineering

Requirement Management Tools

Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

General Dynamics Mission Systems UK Limited is seeking Principal Systems Engineers (Contractors) to support the TacCIS domain in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on delivering System Engineering expertise for MoD development, with emphasis on EMC, climate, and operational environments throughout the lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring defence-background experience, the ability to produce well-structured technical documents, and strong communication skills to work with multi-disciplinary teams