Principal Consultant Systems Engineer

Gregory Martin International; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Medical benefits

Job summary

A consultancy firm in the UK is looking for an experienced Principal Systems Engineer to lead projects in defence and advisory roles. You will manage systems engineering tasks throughout the lifecycle, provide technical assurance, and support business development efforts. Candidates should have strong defence knowledge, be capable of team leadership, and possess significant consultancy experience. The role offers an attractive salary and benefits including bonuses and a pension plan.

Qualifications

• Must have UK SC or DV clearance.
• Significant experience as a Systems Engineer in MOD or defence-related projects.
• Experience leading teams in a consultancy setting.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in setting the vision and strategy for the department.
• Motivating, coaching, and managing team members.
• Developing systems engineering service offerings aligned to demand.

Skills

Requirements Engineering

Systems Engineering

Defence Knowledge

Leadership

Business Development

Technical Assurance

Education

Degree level qualification or relevant experience

Tools

DOORS/Dimensions RM

Job description

Overview

Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Systems Engineer Consultant - Systems Engineering
Location: Bristol
Salary: £55,000 to £75,000 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 manage requirements at all stages of the Systems Engineering lifecycle, including elicitation of capability/user requirements, generation/management of system requirements, testing and acceptance.

Responsibilities

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. Ensuring that it is aligned with the wider Company’s Defence vision and strategy.
• Team leadership: Motivating, coaching, and managing the performance of team members. Leading team meetings to share knowledge, co-ordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues.
• Capability Development: Developing and maintaining systems engineering service offerings aligned to account demand signal and collaborating with other departments to ensure services are coherent across the business. Focus includes developing:
• Requirements Engineering and Management across all DLoDS
• Training and Development: Coaching people on the use of Systems Engineering and ILS tools and techniques. Staying at the forefront of profession, encouraging career development through attendance to conferences, steering committees and tailored training and development as required.
• Business Development: Supporting Account Leads by writing technical approaches within bids and presenting to prospective customers. Collaborating with Account Leads to identify need for new capability across all our customers.
• Technical Assurance: Working on projects, providing technical guidance and review to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

To be successful in this role you will need the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working on the left 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, etc.).
• Experience of DOORS/Dimensions RM software to support requirements management.
• Understanding of modern SE approaches like MBSE.
• Understanding of complex system of systems 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).

Qualifications

If you are interested in applying for this role, candidates must have:

• 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

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