JOB AD:

Principal/Senior Systems Engineer

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Doncaster

Start Date: ASAP

I have several clients based in Doncaster looking for a number of Principal/Senior Systems Engineers for an initial 12 months contract.

THESE ROLES ARE INSIDE IR35

This job description describes the requirement for a Senior Principal Systems engineer to work on large-scale communications projects. It will involve working on a challenging programs to bring new technology to a major UK customer base. It will include the build, test and trials phases of the program.

Provide technical leadership for areas of the solution, manage a number of engineers to complete the system design aspect of the solution and to maintain the design baseline through to customer platform acceptance.

Provide technical support to the IVVQ team during the system integration and acceptance phase of the programme.

Conduct of technical investigations into both equipment level and system level anomalies, liaising with software and hardware engineers as required.

Maintain the design and production baselines through to platform acceptance, including specifications, ICDs, cable data sheets, BOMs and certification documentation liaising with production, the DO and safety engineers as required Provide work package estimates that balance quality, compliance and cost - subsequently discharge work packages to time, quality and cost.

Skills:

Experience of leading a small team of engineers during the design and integration phase of a programme.

Experience in deriving and preparing system and sub-system specifications from customer requirements and to ensure that the requirements meet the needs of the customer.

Ability to work as part of a team to generate a coherent set of specifications, interface documentation and estimates liaising with other functions and departments as required.

Knowledge and experience of Systems Engineering lifecycle activities including PDR, CDR, PRR and TRR through the design and development phases into production, integration, verification, validation and acceptance.

Knowledge and experience of Naval transverse characteristics and qualification activities including the operational environment (temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, EMC, TEMPEST), safety, security, human factors, ILS etc.

Experience of working with customers, presenting technical solutions or chairing design reviews as required.

A working level experience of Naval communications systems, equipment and infrastructure including management architectures and operational communications.

A working level experience of Naval installation, commissioning and trials activities.

Upto 60 per hour inside IR35