Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer

Employment Solutions Ltd; Winchester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Private health cover

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Employment Solutions Ltd is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle on complex, regulated projects. You will define architectures, capture requirements and work across mechanical, electrical and software teams to deliver robust solutions.

You should have experience in nuclear, defence or aerospace sectors, strong systems thinking and a track record of ensuring safety, compliance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated sectors (nuclear/defence/aerospace) handling complex systems.
• Strong ability to define architectures and manage interfaces.
• Proven track record in delivering safe, compliant solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities through concept to commissioning.
• Capture and manage system requirements with full traceability.
• Develop architectures, models and interfaces using established methods.
• Support integration, verification, validation and safety case activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet project objectives.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Systems thinking

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.