NUVIA UK - Principal Systems Engineer / Consultant

NUKEM Ltd.; Retford; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NUVIA UK is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Consultant to provide systems engineering leadership on multidisciplinary projects. You will direct architectural development, verification planning and technical governance while coordinating with customers and suppliers.

The role involves potential secondments to customers or internal EPC projects, with a hybrid working pattern and site presence as a minimum (3 days/week).

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent in engineering or technical discipline.
• Significant experience leading systems engineering in complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience in highly regulated environments such as nuclear, defence or major infrastructure.
• Experience using requirements and lifecycle management tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to engage with customers and senior technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of assurance, configuration management, safety, risk and governance.
• MBSE tools like Capella or Cameo; professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering leadership across projects and customer assignments.
• Define and tailor systems engineering approaches, plans and governance.
• Lead development and management of system, functional and physical architectures.
• Oversee interfaces and technical integration across disciplines and suppliers.
• Ensure verification, validation and requirements compliance.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Regulated environments

MBSE

Customer engagement

Communication

University degree

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Capella

Cameo

Job description

NUVIA UK - Principal Systems Engineer / Consultant

Job details

Job category

ENGINEERING/DESIGN STUDIES/METHODS - Design Studies and Technical Services Engineer

Job title

NUVIA UK - Principal Systems Engineer / Consultant

Contract type

Permanent

Telework?

Hybrid (telework possible)

Description of the assignment

Location: Candidates can be based at either of the below sites on a hybrid basis – 3 days per week site/office presence as a minimum.

• West Burton Power Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9BL

Salary: Up to £68,000 DOE

There has never been a more exciting time to join NUVIA UK. As a result of significant growth and major contract awards, including the STEP fusion programme and major frameworks supporting the UK's defence and nuclear infrastructure, we are expanding our capability and delivering some of the UK's most innovative and strategically important programmes. Operating across the nuclear, defence and energy sectors, our work supports critical national infrastructure, strengthens energy security and contributes to the UK's long-term resilience.

Purpose of the job

As a senior member of the Consultancy Team, you will provide systems engineering leadership and technical direction across multidisciplinary projects, supporting the successful development, integration and delivery of complex engineering solutions.

You will join Nuvia’s Systems Engineering consultancy team and work could take the form of secondment to Nuvia’s customers or support to internal EPC projects.

Reports to

The role may also report functionally or operationally to an Engineering Manager or Project Manager while deployed on a project or customer assignment.

Profile

Responsibilities

Systems Engineering Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for systems engineering activities and team members across projects, programmes and customer assignments.
• Define and tailor proportionate systems engineering approaches, plans, processes and governance to suit project complexity, risk and lifecycle stage.
• Authoritative systems engineering advice and challenge to customers, project teams and engineering leadership.
• Promote effective systems thinking, problem solving and the consistent application of systems engineering practice for analysis and decision making.

Requirements, Architecture and Integration

• Lead the definition and management of stakeholder needs, requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Lead the development and management of system, functional and physical architectures.
• Ensure effective identification, definition and management of internal and external interfaces.
• Lead technical integration across systems, engineering disciplines, suppliers and lifecycle stages.
• Ensure appropriate planning and management of verification, validation and requirements compliance.

Technical Governance and Assurance

• Assurance of systems engineering activities and deliverables, including checking and approval
• Lead and contribute to technical, design, assurance and safety reviews.
• Systems engineering information is appropriately controlled, traceable and maintained through the engineering lifecycle.
• Ensure technical risks, assumptions, dependencies and significant engineering decisions are identified and appropriately managed.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, standards, customer requirements and company arrangements.

Project and Commercial Delivery

• Define systems engineering scopes of work, deliverables, resource requirements and technical inputs.
• Ensure systems engineering activities are delivered to the required quality, cost and programme.
• Manage and oversee systems engineering activities undertaken by suppliers and subcontractors.
• Support tenders through development of technical approaches, scope, estimates, risks and plans.

People and Capability Development

• Lead, mentor and professionally develop Systems Engineers providing technical direction
• Support recruitment and assessment of systems engineering personnel.
• Develop organisational systems engineering capability through improved processes, methods, tools, guidance, training and lessons learned.
• Promote culture of safety, collaboration, technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Why us?

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Mandatory

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering or technical discipline
• Significant experience applying / leading systems engineering within complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience of highly regulated environments, preferably nuclear, defence, major infrastructure.
• Experience using requirements and engineering lifecycle management database software tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills,
• Ability to engage with customers and senior technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of assurance, configuration management, safety, risk, change and governance.
• Commercial awareness, including technical scope, cost, schedule and supplier resource management.
• Experience using MBSE tools such as Capella, Cameo or equivalent.
• INCOSE CSEP or equivalent systems engineering professional certification.
• Chartered Engineer, or working towards an appropriate professional qualification.
• Experience of engineering consultancy or customer secondment.
• Full UK driving licence.

Why Nuvia

Nuvia - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.

Job location

Europe, United Kingdom, England

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Affiliated entity

NUVIA is a branch of VINCI, the world's largest integrated concessions and construction group. NUVIA is more specifically the nuclear entity of the VINCI Group and is involved in the entire life cycle of nuclear facilities, from new build to decommissioning, maintenance and operation.

NUVIA is constantly growing, with more than 2700 employees worldwide. On average, 100 men and women join us every year. Now, more than ever, we are looking for new talent to support the group's growth.