Principal Systems Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for its Bristol or Corsham sites to partake in the modernisation of the UK's satellite network. You'll leverage your expertise in systems engineering and simulation tools to provide comprehensive lifecycle support, driving innovative solutions and collaborating within a focused team.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Professional Fees paid by employer

Excellent development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical discipline with collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage interfaces and specifications effectively.
• Proven technical management capabilities across the engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for modelling and simulation for Skynet SDW modernization.
• Deliver systems engineering activities per management plans.
• Lead Model Based System Engineering efforts.

Skills

Technical discipline experience

Communication skills

Risk management

Collaborative working

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

STK

EA SPARX

Job description

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Principal Systems Engineer

Location:

Swindon, GB, SN13 9NR Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer
Location: Bristol or Corsham + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65782

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 Bristol or Corsham sites.

The role
As a Principal Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Joining our Mission Systems business unit, you will be responsible for modelling and simulation across the extensive modernisation and further development of the UK MOD satellite network, known as Skynet Service Delivery Wrapper (SDW).

Day-to-day, you’ll take a detailed orientated and methodical approach to modelling and simulation across the extensive modernisation and further development of Skynet using tools such as Ansys STK.

• Provision of Holistic Life Cycle Systems Engineering support to Engineering Work Packages, including an understanding of the CADMID/T life cycle and its alignment with systems/product life cycles;
• Delivery of systems engineering activities in accordance with the Top-Level Engineering Management Plan (EMP) and ITEA Strategy, from requirements capture to delivery.
• Provide leadership of Model Based System Engineering and undertake ArchiMate modelling and STK Simulation of the system under development
• Own all SE artifacts for your assigned work packages, including development of engineering plans in conjunction with the technical lead for your work packages.
• Apply Systems Engineering best practice and systems thinking to develop solutions tailored to meet requirements.
• Identify and communicate Technical Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies and Opportunities (RAIDO) for assigned work packages linked to the Programme Level RAIDO. Developing estimates of engineering activity, duration and resource requirement

This role is full time part time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with up to 2 days per week in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Principal Systems Engineer

• Experience in a technical discipline who has the confidence to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team with drive to think with a systems perspective. Be a good communicator, both written and oral, and able to liaise at all levels with customers/stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and manage interfaces, specifications, and certificates, producing boundary views. Experience with relevant tools IBM DOORS, STK and EA SPARX
• Proven ability to undertake technical management of internal and external sub-contractors with levels of delegated authority.SE expertise across the engineering life cycle V-Model or equivalent from initial concepts, requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation, maintenance, and supportability.
• Experienced in management of technical and project risks.

Qualifications for the Principal Systems Engineer
Ideally you will hold a degree or equivalent within an Engineering Discipline however, we value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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

any 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 at United 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: 23/07/25

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