Principal Systems Engineer (contract)

I have an exciting new opportunity for a Contract Principal Systems Engineer seeking a new challenge operating in the Defence and Aerospace markets. The systems engineering team manage the requirements definition, implementation, verification, and validation of systems to ensure that the project delivers to cost, quality, and schedule. You will have the opportunity to develop your systems engineering skills across the whole lifecycle in the underwater warfare and maritime domains.

About the Role:
*Delivering the systems engineering tasks for a project within the allocated budget and timeframe.
*Supporting the project engineering team to develop and deliver a solution that is technically and commercially acceptable.
*Generating, understanding, and reviewing user requirements.
*Performing requirement analysis and flow down to system and sub-system levels.
*Developing and documenting system architecture, design, and acceptance and verification strategies.
*Ensuring that the specification, design, and acceptance information is fully traceable.
*Leading all the activities relating to systems validation and acceptance.
*Providing input to project schedules through regular and clear progress reports.

You will have the following experience:
*Hold a relevant Bachelor's or higher degree or have equivalent experience.
*Have significant experience in most of the following areas, with exposure to the others:
oRequirements elicitation and management
oSystem architecture and design
oSystem integration and test
oSystem acceptance, verification, and validation
oIn-service support
*Have demonstrated the ability to plan and execute systems activities on complex projects.
*Experience in communicating complicated topics clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences.

Principal Systems Engineer (contract)
Weymouth, Dorset
£ Competitive

If you are a good match then please apply with a CV to learn more about this truly fantastic opportunity to work for a market leader who has an enviable reputation.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. Services advertised by Electus Recruitment Solutions are those of an Agency (perm). These roles are permanent positions.

This is a contract position on a 6-month basis.

Electus Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.