Principal Systems Engineer (Process, Governance & Assurance)

Junior Advertising; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to enhance the engineering lifecycle through effective Process, Governance, and Assurance practices. This role offers a significant opportunity to shape and manage engineering processes, contribute to national projects, and uphold the standards necessary for the successful delivery of engineering products.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Extensive experience and expertise in Process, Governance, Assurance.
• Understanding of the engineering lifecycle with Systems Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist knowledge in developing engineering Processes.
• Conduct independent Assurance activities.

Skills

Process, Governance, and Assurance practices

Technical understanding

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent qualification in a STEM-related field

Job description

Principal Systems Engineer (Process, Governance & Assurance)

Principal Systems Engineer (Process, Governance & Assurance)

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Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer (Process, Governance & Assurance)

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

Salary: Competitive

What Youll Be Doing

• Provide specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise in the development of engineering Processes. Identify the need for, develop, communicate, and maintain processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle
• Understand and articulate the impact of their processes on other areas of the functional and wider business. Along with understanding and articulating the role of Governance within and beyond Engineering
• Conduct independent Assurance activities to ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the correct tools and documentation and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
• Support the development of estimates for the scope of workand resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities from a Process, Governance and Assurance perspective
• Support the documentation of domain knowledge of Process, Governance and Assurance and be able to pass on information and expertise in order to help grow the knowledge base within appropriate business teams
• Provide technical guidance to other engineers and support the engineering management team in planning and controlling specialist activities that relate to Process, Governance & Assurance
  
  

Your Skills And Experiences

• Bachelors degree or equivalent qualification in a STEM-related field
• Extensive experience and expertise in Process, Governance, and Assurance practices
• Familiarity with the engineering lifecycle, including direct experience in one or more phases in a Systems Engineering role, as well as an understanding of the broader engineering process
• A strong technical understanding of how your work in the Process, Governance and Assurance role contributes to the overall product, platform, or programme
  
  

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 Platform Complex Systems (PCS) Team

The PCS team is tasked with defining, implementing and managing original ways of working within a multi-disciplined environment to deliver complex, software-intensive systems for the BAE Systems Submarines, Dreadnought Programme. Your role will be to undertake Process, Governance and Assurance (PG&A) initiatives to enable the effective and efficient delivery of the engineering products for PCS throughout the engineering lifecycle. 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 national endeavour. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where youll be able to make a real difference. Youll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where youll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or 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 nationalities 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 National 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: 13th June 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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