Principal Systems Engineer

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

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

Salary: Up to £57,000 depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and youll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, youll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. Youll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, theres no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

This position sits within the Systems Engineering Hub, which is part of the Warship Technical Authority (WTA) Service Hub. The WTA aims to deliver Naval whole ship, systems and equipment engineering support and change management . You will be part of a high performing Systems Engineering team, which works across the Maritime and Land Defence Solutions business unit. You will be required to lead and manage the delivery of on-going contracted workstreams, and deliver tailored systems engineering services to the Asset Management Service Hubs, which comprises of warship Platform Management , Maintenance Management , Supply Chain, Data and Digital Services.

The Principal Systems Engineer provides technical leadership , acts as a technical authority within their scope, engages with customers and suppliers, and mentors engineers to build capability across projects and teams. As a Principal Systems Engineer you will support the delivery of one or more of the core WTA service elements; Design Change Management , Platform Technical Assurance, Material State Management , Obsolescence Management , Specialist Engineering Support, Future Support and Transformation Planning.

Core duties:

You will understand the full problem space, surface constraints and emergent behaviours, balance trade-offs (performance, cost, schedule, safety, s...