Principal Systems Engineer

Gold Group Ltd; Loudwater; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the engineering activities across the full lifecycle of advanced maritime and underwater defence technologies, delivering mission-critical capability to allied naval forces worldwide.

You will define secure architectures, manage complex requirements with traceability, support integration, verification and qualification, and collaborate with software, electrical and mechanical teams while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure defence systems.
• Strong systems engineering & requirements management.
• Experience in verification, validation and system integration.
• Familiar with Jama, Jira or MBSE methodologies.
• Able to work in highly regulated, security-conscious programmes.

Responsibilities

• Leading systems engineering activities across the full lifecycle.
• Defining and managing complex requirements and traceability.
• Developing secure system architectures and interface definitions.
• Supporting integration, verification, validation and qualification activities.
• Collaborating with software, electrical and mechanical engineering teams.
• Ensuring compliance with defence standards, safety and security requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Verification & validation

System integration

MBSE

Tools

Jama

Jira

Job description

We are on the search for a Principal Systems Engineer to work on cutting-edge maritime and underwater defence technologies delivering mission-critical capability to allied naval forces worldwide.

What you will be doing:

• Leading systems engineering activities across the full lifecycle
• Defining and managing complex requirements and traceability
• Developing secure system architectures and interface definitions
• Supporting integration, verification, validation and qualification activities
• Collaborating with software, electrical and mechanical engineering teams
• Ensuring compliance with defence standards, safety and security requirements

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience designing secure systems within Defence / MoD environments
• Strong Systems Engineering and requirements management expertise
• Experience with verification, validation and system integration
• Familiarity with tools such as Jama, Jira or MBSE methodologies
• Ability to work within highly regulated, security-conscious programmes

Ideal backgrounds include Defence, Maritime, Aerospace, Secure Communications or Complex Electronic Systems.

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for Security Clearance (SC).