Principal Systems Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative firm as a Principal Systems Engineer, where you'll play a critical role in delivering cutting-edge solutions in the defense sector. This position offers the chance to work on high-profile projects, collaborating with talented professionals to develop and implement systems that enhance autonomy and operational capabilities. With a focus on systems engineering, you'll engage in a variety of tasks from requirements elicitation to project oversight, ensuring the successful delivery of engineering solutions. Embrace this opportunity to make a significant impact while enjoying flexible hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience is required.
• Understanding of Uncrewed Systems and Autonomy is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee systems engineering from project start to in-service.
• Support architectural design and installation of new technologies.

Skills

Systems Thinking

Uncrewed Systems

Autonomy

ISR

CEMA

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Engineering

Higher National Certificate

Higher National Diploma

Job description

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Principal Systems Engineer

Location:

Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ Gloucester, GB, GL20 8LZ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63937

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Systems Engineer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol and Ashchurch, Gloucestershire sites.

The Role
As a Principal Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a highly rewarding position working within a market leading defence engineering organisation that will give you the opportunity to develop your skills and experience across a variety of high-profile projects.

Day-to-day, you’ll have an understanding of Uncrewed Systems, Autonomy, ISR and / or CEMA, with experience in systems engineering with respect to system thinking, operational analysis, systems of systems, systems architecture, requirements to support a holistic approach for delivering new technologies into autonomy projects.
This will include working with research and development to identify solutions for opportunities to support growth for this capability within Babcock Mission Systems.

• Take a holistic approach to new projects, responsible for produced all the systems engineering from start of the project to in-service projects and campaigns through the entire bid process.
• Support new concept architecture, design, and installation on a variety of cutting-edge technologies for our clients. Have knowledge in Information Technology, Networks and UAS domains you will provide in depth support across Requirements Elicitation, Architectural Design, Concept Generation, Functional Analysis and Design Integrity.
• Support bid activities for new projects, ensuring the delivery team has the right but proportionate team in place to deliver against the programme’s systems engineering. Including support to getting the right people and tools in place and working with the technical lead to confirm appropriate and timely business cases are presented and approved ahead of time.
• Inform the business on any associated technical risks and provide time frames for engineering lifecycles.
• Developing Engineering Work packages, working with their own team as well as other transversal engineering teams, commercial and supply chain.
• Overseeing the projects permanent and matrix systems engineering team, enabling them to deliver against their area of responsibility, with the ability to support the project team in giving engineering estimates and advice on completion of deliverables of our eco-system suppliers.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides flexible hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Principal Systems Engineer

• Be a ‘systems thinker’, with a positive can doattitude. Be conversant with the standards relating to the Systems Engineering.
• Have understanding in Uncrewed Systems, Autonomy, ISR and / or CEMA.
• Demonstrate a drive to deliver results on time, meeting cost and quality targets, taking ownership of problems / issues whilst working diligently towards a resolution.
• Be proactive and capable of operating with minimal supervision. Be a good communicator, both written and oral, and able to liaise at all levels with customers/stakeholders.

Qualifications for the Principal Systems Engineer

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering. Higher National Certificate and Higher National Diploma with equivalent, relevant experience is valued and welcomed.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available atUnited Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 15/05/2025

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