Principal Systems Technician

HENSOLDT South Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa seeks a Principal Systems Technician to lead system integration, verification, testing and maintenance across complex engineering projects. You will provide senior technical expertise to ensure electronic systems are compliant, reliable and ready for customer delivery.

The role emphasizes RF measurements, analogue/digital electronics, and rigorous documentation, with opportunities to influence engineering quality and configuration management across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Electronic Engineering; a BTech in Electronic Engineering is preferred.
• IPC certification will be advantageous.
• Minimum 9 years experience in a product-development or systems-engineering environment.
• Essential experience in Radio Frequency (RF) measurements.
• Experience with analogue and digital electronic systems, test equipment and engineering documentation.
• Experience in system integration, verification, testing, maintenance or defence-technology environments will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute work packages across complex engineering projects, defining activities, resources and deliverables.
• Integrate hardware and software systems through installation, configuration, verification and validation.
• Perform functional, regression and acceptance testing and support customer deployment.
• Maintain electronic and engineering systems through fault diagnosis, repairs and maintenance.
• Apply engineering quality and configuration-management standards and share specialist knowledge to improve practices.

Skills

RF Measurement

Analogue & Digital Electronics

System Integration

Verification & Validation

Electrical Test Equipment

Documentation Interpretation

Change & Configuration Mgmt

Quality Standards

Education

National Diploma in Electronic Engineering

BTech in Electronic Engineering (preferred)

Job description

About The Role

The Principal Systems Technician supports the delivery of complex engineering projects by performing system integration, verification, testing, maintenance and advanced technical-support activities throughout the system lifecycle. The role provides senior technical expertise to ensure electronic systems are compliant, reliable, operationally ready and successfully delivered to customers.

The Principal Systems Technician supports the delivery of complex engineering projects by performing system integration, verification, testing, maintenance and advanced technical-support activities throughout the system lifecycle. The role provides senior technical expertise to ensure electronic systems are compliant, reliable, operationally ready and successfully delivered to customers.

Qualification and experience:

• National Diploma in Electronic Engineering; a BTech in Electronic Engineering is preferred.
• IPC certification will be advantageous.
• Minimum 9 years’ experience in a product-development or systems-engineering environment.
• Essential experience in Radio Frequency (RF) measurements.
• Experience working with analogue and digital electronic systems, test equipment and engineering documentation.
• Experience in system integration, verification, testing, maintenance or defence-technology environments will be advantageous.

Key technical skills:

• Radio Frequency Measurement and Testing
• Analogue and Digital Electronics
• Hardware and Software System Integration
• System Verification and Validation
• System Installation, Configuration and Commissioning
• Product and System Acceptance Testing
• Functional and Regression Testing
• Electronic Fault Finding and Root-Cause Analysis
• Engineering Drawing and Technical Documentation Interpretation
• Manufacturing Data Pack Management
• Precision Electronic-System Assembly
• Electronic Test Equipment Operation and Calibration
• Engineering Change and Configuration Management
• Quality Management Systems and Engineering Standards
• Technical Procedure Development

Key responsibilities:

Engineering Planning and System Implementation

Plan and execute technical work packages across complex engineering projects by defining activities, resources and deliverables and supporting system implementation to align work with approved processes and contractual requirements, resulting in efficient and controlled engineering execution.

System Integration, Verification and Validation

Integrate hardware and software systems through installation, configuration, verification and validation activities to confirm compliance with specified technical and operational requirements, resulting in controlled systems that are ready for operational deployment.

Testing, Acceptance and Customer Support

Execute functional, regression and acceptance testing across products and systems while resolving technical issues and supporting customer deployment and training to demonstrate compliance and operational performance, resulting in reliable and customer-approved solutions.

Engineering Maintenance and Technical Support

Maintain electronic and engineering systems through fault diagnosis, repairs, preventative maintenance, technical investigations and supplier engagement to address defects and sustain system performance, resulting in improved equipment reliability, availability and lifecycle support.

Engineering Quality and Technical Improvement

Apply engineering, quality and configuration-management standards across technical activities while maintaining controlled documentation and sharing specialist knowledge to improve engineering practices and product performance, resulting in compliant outputs, stronger technical capability and more effective project delivery.

Our recruitment values

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organisational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline:

12 October 2026.