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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to apply their expertise in Model-based Systems Engineering. In this pivotal role, you will lead the modelling of customer and user needs, ensuring comprehensive design proving evidence. You will manage engineering activities, report on programme status, and develop estimates for project planning. This dynamic environment encourages innovation and values diverse backgrounds, offering a range of flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance. Join a team that is making significant strides in the engineering field and contribute to exciting submarine programs.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme
Employee share plans
Flexible health benefits
Private health plans
Shopping discounts
Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

  • In-depth knowledge of MBSE processes in defence and maritime industries.
  • Experience with Systems Engineering lifecycle and relevant engineering standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead application of MBSE to support system requirements and design.
  • Manage engineering activities and report programme status.
  • Develop estimates for project planning and support bids.

Skills

Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Systems Engineering lifecycle
Engineering standards
Enterprise Architect (EA)
SysML

Tools

Enterprise Architect
SysML

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

  1. Apply Model-based Systems Engineering subject matter expertise and domain experience and lead the formalised application of modelling to support system requirements, design, analysis, verification and validation activities.
  2. Leading the modelling of customer and user needs of the product system and how this will influence and impact design activities, technical and operational performance.
  3. Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the model and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority.
  4. Leading the Integration of these models to other models of the submarine platform.
  5. Report the programme status for engineering activities, identify problem areas and implement recovery plans.
  6. This will include the management of any consequent change embodiment activities.
  7. Lead the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems.
  8. Share your knowledge and experience to lead and develop others in MBSE.

Your skills and experiences:

  1. In-depth knowledge and expertise of MBSE process and practices in the defence, maritime or closely linked industry and the correct recognition of the context of their work within the overall product.
  2. In-depth knowledge of the engineering lifecycle with experience of operating in the phase relevant to the role and awareness of the entire engineering lifecycle.
  3. Detailed Knowledge of relevant engineering standards, including safety and environmental regulations.
  4. Experience working with a Systems Engineering modelling tool such as: Enterprise Architect (EA).
  5. Experience working with a Systems modelling such as SysML.

Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team: To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a brand new office in Coventry. BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarines programs which is critical to delivering our endeavour.

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, minorities, people with disabilities and individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any security clearances you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 21st April 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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