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Principal Systems Engineer

Job type:Perm
Town/City:Luton
County:Bedfordshire
Salary/Rate:£75 - £85 per hour
Business Sector:Systems Engineering
Job ref:BBBH152615
Post Date:April 03, 2025

Principal Systems Engineer

  • 12 month min contract
  • Luton - 80-100% on-site working
  • £75ph - £85ph Umbrella / £55ph - £65ph PAYE (Inside IR35)



** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals (no dual nationalities)**

We have an opportunity for Principal Systems Engineer to join our team within the Combat Air line of business for a twelve-month Contract as part of the team working on our systems for Typhoon.

This role will focus on supporting the development of systems for Typhoon Defensive Aids Systems.

A role within the team will provide exposure to EW products and subject-matter experts with expertise within domain, product, and technology fields.

What you will do - Principal Systems Engineer

  • Engaging with stakeholders, defining requirements for a new system
  • Conducting cost and functional performance trade-offs and evaluation of proposed solutions
  • Designing and integrating new functionality into an existing system
  • Modelling a system to understand observed simulated performance
  • Development of capability within limitations and constraints of the target hardware
  • Creation of Test Plans and Requirements for Verification and Validation of sub-systems
  • Creation of Integration Plans for unit integration into the full system
  • Technical Discussions with suppliers and customers
  • Document management to support design review activities


What we're looking for - Principal Systems Engineer

Knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle, particularly in the following areas:

  • Problem definition
  • Systems Architecture
  • Systems Modelling and Analysis
  • Integration, Verification and Validation
  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)