Principal Systems Engineer

SEA; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Barnstaple seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in design and development. The ideal candidate should have expertise in systems engineering, verification, and electrical design. This role allows for flexible working arrangements and offers competitive salary up to £80k. Benefits include private medical insurance, generous leave, and professional development opportunities. Join a dynamic team committed to protecting what matters.

Benefits

Private medical health insurance

All Staff Bonus

Group Pension Plan

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing Centre

Sports & Social activities

Employee Discounts portal

Responsibilities

• Lead technical leadership of defined work packages.
• Mentor project team members.
• Manage requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Prove technical inputs to bidding activities.
• Handle integration and production qualification activities.
• Develop prototypes into products.
• Generate work packages.

Skills

Familiar with systems engineering best practice

Extensive knowledge of Verification and Validation

Proven experience with electrical design and product development

Competence with requirements management tools

Competence with SYSML management tools

Education

Degree, HND or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. You will take responsibility for the technical leadership during the design and development and support of our products. Take the lead, progressing the design, development, design proving, test etc as part of a multi-disciplined team.

Principal Systems Engineer will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role allows for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £80k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Technical leadership of defined work packages
• Leading and mentoring project team members
• Managing Requirements throughout the Engineering Lifecycle
• Proving Technical inputs to bidding activities
• Integration and production qualification activities
• Taking Prototypes and developing them into Products
• Work Package Generation

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.

We provide state-of‑the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In‑service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in‑store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

Theskills you need

• Degree, HND or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• Familiar with systems engineering best practice
• Extensive Knowledge and experience of working within Verification and Validation
• Proven experience with electrical design and product development
• Experience with combat systems is desirable
• Competence with requirements management tools such as DOORs NG is preferred
• Competence with SYSML management tools such as Rhapsody is preferred

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 500 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on [e-mail]