Principal Systems Engineer
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Location | London |
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Job Type | Permanent |
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Salary | £50,000 - £80,000 |
Insignis Talent is proud to be collaborating with a leading multi-national Maritime Defence company, renowned for delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance the capabilities of UK naval fleets and allied navies around the globe. Their diverse portfolio includes the design, development, and production of mission-critical, intelligent, and highly regulated systems, supporting surface, sub-surface, and unmanned platforms.…
Responsibilities
Insignis Talent is proud to be collaborating with a leading multi-national Maritime Defence company, renowned for delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance the capabilities of UK naval fleets and allied navies around the globe. Their diverse portfolio includes the design, development, and production of mission-critical, intelligent, and highly regulated systems, supporting surface, sub-surface, and unmanned platforms. These innovative technologies play a pivotal role in safeguarding maritime security worldwide.
The company is actively seeking Senior and Principal Systems Engineers to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis. Based at their state-of-the-art facility in West London, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced solutions that will shape the future of naval warfare.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Project Engineering Lead and working closely with the Systems Design Authority, you will operate as a key member of a multi-disciplinary team. You will engage across various Technology Readiness Levels, enhance an existing product through obsolescence management, and support activities such as design reviews, system integration, and customer engagements.
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- A strong appreciation for designing and delivering complex systems.
- Proven systems design expertise with a solid understanding of Electronics, Mechanical, and Software disciplines.
- Experience working throughout the full development lifecycle, from concept and design to integration, verification, validation, and qualification.
- Advanced trade-off analysis skills to support decision-making processes.
- Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (SC) without caveats, enabling work on sensitive UK Eyes Only projects.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation at the forefront of maritime defence innovation. If you are passionate about making a real impact and shaping the future of naval technology, we encourage you to apply today!
Benefits
- Flexible working hours – core hours are 10am – 3pm
- 1pm finish on a Friday
- Optional 9-day fortnight
- Hybrid working
- Casual dress
- 25 days holiday
- Christmas shut down
- Option to buy or sell holiday
- Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice
- Reward hub, discounts at over 200 online stores
- 4 x life cover
- Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage)
- Annual bonus – 5%