Principal Engineer - Systems Engineering and Design Capability

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Stevenage is seeking an experienced systems engineering professional. The role involves supporting project teams with best practices in systems engineering and model-based approaches to enhance project efficiency. Candidates should have relevant experience and a degree in a related field, with strong communication and problem-solving skills. Offering competitive salary and dynamic hybrid working arrangements, this position also includes comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension with up to 14% contribution

Flexi Leave up to 15 additional days

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Experience with lifecycle issues on major projects.
• Familiarity with Model-Based methods and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and training tailored to project needs.
• Assess Systems Engineering techniques and deliver improvements.
• Support implementation of international alignment in Systems Engineering.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the Stevenage based Process and Methods team within the Systems Engineering and Design Capability department. The role will involve supporting projects in their use of current and emerging systems engineering processes, methods and tools, while actively developing and promoting best practice usage to improve efficiency and consistency across UK projects.

Responsibilities

• Providing education, training and consultancy style support to key projects, tailored to project needs to ensure maximum project benefit is obtained from best practice use.
• Assessing core Systems Engineering techniques and developing/delivering process improvement and behavioural change to teams.
• Supporting implementation of international alignment on Systems Engineering knowledge and expertise.
• Ability to understand and implement MBSE (Model Based Systems Engineering) concepts into practicing projects.
• Ensuring consideration of a full lifecycle approach to the design of systems into project teams.
• Keeping up to date in relevant technical areas to develop skills and capabilities to provide more effective services.
• Capable of working autonomously and proactively, able to handle multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently.
• Excellent communication and strong problem solving skills.
• Up to date knowledge of issues in relevant specialist areas (e.g. mechanical, electrical, software, ILS, Human Factors, control and analysis) with experience of representing them within an architecture.
• Appropriate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area, plus several years of relevant experience (excluding initial graduate training or equivalent if external recruit).

Qualifications

• Experience with lifecycle issues on major projects and, specifically, Model-Based methods and approaches.

What we offer

• Salary: Up to £55,000 (depending on experience)
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days a week on site
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship (restrictions may apply). Post-offer BPSS checks are required.
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and varies by year)
• Pension: Up to 14% total employer and employee contribution
• Overtime: Paid overtime opportunities
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: Flexible working arrangements available
• Enhanced parental leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave; enhancements available for other leave types
• Facilities: Subsidised meals, free car parking and more