Principal Systems Engineer in Cowes, Isle of Wight

Energy Jobline CVL; Cowes; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for Cowes on a six-month, onsite contract. You will lead systems engineering efforts on advanced radar projects, analyze performance data, and guide design evolutions to meet evolving requirements.

You will oversee trade-off analyses, influence architecture decisions, and mentor teams while applying ISO standards and DOORS Next for lifecycle governance. This role emphasizes technical leadership and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Systems Engineering with holistic problem solving.
• Familiar with design and development standards (ISO 15288, ISO 24641).
• Experience in requirements and configuration management.
• Experience leading large, complex system designs.
• Knowledge of lifecycle models (Waterfall, Agile) and related tools (JIRA).
• Strong presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Good IT literacy and professional accreditation track (CSEP).

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions for evolving phased array Radar systems.
• Perform system design analyses to optimise key parameters.
• Provide lead technical support for radar product evolution and new developments.

Skills

Systems Engineering

ISO standards

IBM DOORS Next

Configuration Management

Large scale systems

Lifecycle models

JIRA

Chartered Engineer

INCOSE CSEP

Tools

IBM DOORS Next

JIRA

Job description

Join a world-renowned aerospace and defence organisation as a Principal Systems Engineer in Cowes onsite full time onsite

Would you like to join a global aerospace and defence organisation? Do you want to work as part of an organisation protecting people and maintaining maximum security?

Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for a Principal Systems Engineer to add to their talented, hardworking team in Cowes on a 6 month contract. Striving for innovation and creativity you can ensure no two days will be the same.

Principal Systems Engineer

Cowes

6 months

£60.00 PAYE or £81.05 UMB

The role:

This role entail analysis of performance data collected from both modelled and real world systems, and development of a system or sub-system design to meet functional and performance goals. It provides lead technical support for the evolution of existing products extending their functionality to meet new an evolving requirements, and for development of entirely new Radar products

Tasks:

• Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex phased array Radar Systems that our customers and end-user communities are facing
• Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of principle system parameters in order to characterise and specify robust product design
• Demonstrate, with significant experience, detailed and comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles relating to Systems Engineering and supporting governance, and be able to apply knowledge to a wide range of engineering issues within own discipline and other engineering disciplines

Essential skills:

• Expert in principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and demonstrates expert understanding, knowledge and experience of Systems Engineering, with systems thinking and the application of holistic approaches to complex problems
• Be well versed in appropriate Systems Engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288, ISO 24641)
• Experience of requirements management (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration management
• Experience of working with and leading large scale complex system designs
• Experience of all aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and associated tools (e.g. JIRA)
• Experienced in presenting both technical and non-technical information in a formal setting
• Good level of IT literacy
• Achieved or be in the final stages of achieving Chartered Engineer status or equivalent level of capability and be working towards relevant professional accreditation e.g. INCOSE UK CSEP certification

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you!