Principal Systems Engineer

Hunter Selection; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Selection is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to take technical ownership of a brand new physical system based in Stevenage, with a salary of £70,000 - £80,000 and working Monday to Friday.

You will travel across the UK and occasionally internationally to support customers, suppliers, trials and engineering partners, while leading multidisciplinary design, integration and verification activities.

Qualifications

• Owns requirements, architecture and technical delivery across a complex system.
• Strong systems engineering background for complex products or platforms.
• Proven integration, test and qualification experience.
• Able to solve challenging multidisciplinary engineering problems across teams.
• Experience leading suppliers, partners or subcontractors.
• Confident engaging customers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own system requirements, architecture and technical direction.
• Act as the senior technical authority for a complex engineering programme.
• Lead multidisciplinary design, integration and problem-solving activities.
• Direct and challenge suppliers, partners and specialist engineering teams.
• Drive verification, validation and product qualification.
• Engage customers and stakeholders while shaping systems engineering best practice.
• Travel across the UK and occasionally internationally to support customers, suppliers and partners.

Skills

Requirements ownership

Systems engineering

Integration & testing

Stakeholder engagement

Supplier management

Multidisciplinary problem solving

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience owning requirements, architecture, and technical delivery.


• Experience within the defense industry.


• Strong systems engineering background in complex products or platforms.


• Proven integration, test, and qualification experience.


• Ability to solve challenging multidisciplinary engineering problems.


• Experience leading suppliers, partners, or subcontractors.


• Confident engaging customers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• We own system requirements, architecture, and technical direction.


• We act as the senior technical authority for a complex engineering programme.


• We lead multidisciplinary design, integration, and problem-solving activities.


• We direct and challenge suppliers, partners, and specialist engineering teams.


• We drive verification, validation, and product qualification.


• We engage customers and stakeholders while shaping systems engineering best practice.


• We travel across the UK and occasionally internationally to support customers, suppliers, trials, and engineering partners.

Technologies:

• Support


• Jenkins

More:

We are seeking a Principle Systems Engineer to take technical ownership of a brand new physical system based in Stevenage, with a salary of £70,000 - £80,000 and working Monday to Friday. We are a recruitment partner supporting this opportunity for a complex engineering programme, and the role involves working across the UK and occasionally internationally to support customers, suppliers, trials, and engineering partners. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

last updated 36 week of 2026