Principal Systems Engineer / System Design Authority vacancy in Greenford (384jc)

A part of the Company’s Electronics Group, our Client is a UK based solutions provider and systems integrator operating in the Defence and Aerospace markets, delivering world leading products, solutions and services to their national and international customers.

They are currently seeking to recruit audacious and highly capable people to work on cutting edge technologies and inspire their up and coming team members to deliver best in class results.
At this Company you will:
• be part of an agile organisation, with the ability to make a real difference
• have the opportunity to be involved in multiple domains and projects, throughout the engineering lifecycle
• work in a dynamic environment, with the ability to make significant personal impact
• have exposure to all functional and business areas, with opportunities to broaden your knowledge
• be in an environment where talent is recognised and promoted, independent of experience
• have the opportunity to work on exciting new product developments
• work for the dominant provider of UK surface ship Anti-Submarine Warfare solutions, with many related export opportunities

They operate in the following areas:
Underwater Warfare: this includes working on game changing naval Integrated Sonar System (ISS), hull mounted anti-submarine warfare sonar system, towed array sonar systems, surface ship and submarine torpedo defence and countermeasures, and distributed anti-submarine warfare systems (sonobuoys), including Multi-Static Active (MSA) technologies.
Maritime: this includes new build and modernisation solutions for naval combat systems, combat management systems, electro optical surveillance and tracking, weapon fire control and servo control and signature measurement solutions for both surface and sub-surface platforms.
Land: this includes vision systems and turret servo control and the capability to implement improvements and upgrades across all electronic systems for armoured fighting vehicles.
C2ISR: this includes deployable Air Command and Control and data link systems as well as complex surveillance and security solutions for maritime surface, underwater and land borders.
Through-life Support: solutions are also part of their offering, including contractor logistics support, waterfront support, spares and inventory management, technology refresh of own and third party systems.

Purpose of Role
As a Systems Engineer, to conduct systems engineering activities, either alone on a small project or as part of a larger project team, adhering to Engineering Function processes or project specific tailoring of those processes.
Systems Engineers will create and sustain successful, purposeful, systems that:
• Relate to the development and delivery of goods and services;
• Deliver real benefits to the company, suppliers and customers;
• Works with all technical domains, and all business functions;

As a System Design Authority provide design governance to ensure projects are technical compliant and that all engineering activities are conducted to an acceptable technical quality in accordance with company procedures.

Key Responsibilities
As a System Design Authority will be accountable for:
• The technical solution to meet the customer, legislative and business requirements.
• Ensuring that the project/sub-system is design, developed or supported in accordance with the company processes and procedures. This includes, but not limited to: Product safety, design for manufacture, quality, development practices and guidelines.

As a System Design Authority will also be responsible for technical oversight of Engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. This includes:
• Product Certification and Compliance approval (all technical aspects, including contractual & legislative). This may include airworthiness where applicable.
• Technical governance of engineering activities on a project. Any issues identified should be escalated as appropriate.
• Design sign-off through key stages of the lifecycle, particularly at design reviews, or significant design change.
• Approval of customer or critical concessions.
• Ensuring that Design Reviews are appropriately planned, reported and signed off.
• Approval of key technical management plans.
• Approval of key specifications for development or procurement.
• Ensuring engineering process are adhered to in accordance with company processes.
• Liaison with Engineering Managers to establish lifecycle status planning & issue resolution.
• Identifying Quality and Safety issues requiring support external from the project team
• Coordination of Sub-System Design Authorities (where applicable).
• Identifying strategic resource and capability issues to help establish and support future projects demands.
• Supporting Engineering Lead as required for technical Customer discussions.
• Supporting evaluation, mitigation and management of engineering risks.
• Coaching and mentoring of other engineers.
• Liaising with customers and suppliers as required.

Skills, Qualification and Experience
• Use of development, target and test equipment as well as laboratories to perform engineering activities relating to allocated functional discipline.
• Experience in the use of software tools:
• Essential: MS Windows, MS Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook),
• Desirable: DOORS, Bugzilla/Jira, Windchill & IFS
• Based at Greenford.
• Occasional travel to Loudwater or Weymouth sites and to supplier/ customer locations within the UK and overseas.

Benefits:
The Company offers a competitive salary, bonus scheme based on company profit/cash targets, 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional 5 days, a flexible Company benefits scheme you can tailor to suit your needs, competitive Pension scheme with Life Assurance, flexible start/finish times, a confidential Employee Support Helpline, free car parking