Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer

ES Recruit; Winchester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Excellent holiday entitlement

Pension

Bonus

Private health cover

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

ES Recruit is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join an innovative engineering business delivering complex projects in highly regulated industries. You will define, integrate and validate multidisciplinary systems, from concept through commissioning, ensuring safety and customer requirements are met.

The role requires experience across nuclear, defence or aerospace sectors, strong systems thinking, and collaboration across mechanical, electrical and software teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear, defence, aerospace or other highly regulated sectors.
• Strong emphasis on systems thinking and requirements management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of systems engineering activities from concept to commissioning.
• Capture, analyse and manage system requirements with full traceability to verification.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, functional models and interfaces.
• Support integration, verification, validation and safety case activities for compliant delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and customers to deliver robust technical solutions.

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer to join an innovative engineering business delivering complex projects within highly regulated industries. Working across the full engineering lifecycle, you'll play a key role in defining, integrating and validating multidisciplinary systems, ensuring solutions meet technical, safety and customer requirements from concept through to commissioning.

This position would suit a Systems Engineer with experience in the nuclear, defence, aerospace or other highly regulated sectors who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges. It will appeal to someone who is passionate about systems thinking, requirements management and working collaboratively across mechanical, electrical and software engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of systems engineering activities throughout the full project lifecycle, from concept to commissioning
• Capture, analyse and manage system and stakeholder requirements, ensuring full traceability through to verification
• Develop and maintain system architectures, functional models and interface definitions using recognised systems engineering methodologies
• Support multidisciplinary integration, verification, validation and safety case activities to ensure compliant project delivery
• Collaborate with engineering teams and customers to deliver robust, high-quality technical solutions that meet project objectives

In return you'll receive a salary between £58k and £64k (depending on experience), flexible working hours, excellent holiday entitlement, pension, bonus, private health cover, life assurance, employee discounts and a comprehensive benefits package.