Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Manor Royal Crawley, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. The role of Principal Systems engineer will work on a large scale communications project. It will involve working on a challenging programme to bring new technology to a major UK customer base. It will include the build, test and trials phases of the programme. Key responsibilities: Provide technical leadership for areas of the solution, manage a number of engineers to complete the system design aspect of the solution and to maintain the design baseline through to customer platform acceptance. Provide technical support to the IVVQ team during the system integration and acceptance phase of the programme. Conduct of technical investigations into both equipment level and system level anomalies, liaising with software and hardware engineers as required. Maintain the design and production baselines through to platform acceptance, including specifications, ICDs, cable data sheets, BOMs and certification documentation liaising with production, the DO and safety engineers as required Provide work package estimates that balance quality, compliance and cost – subsequently discharge work packages to time, quality and cost. Skills, experience and qualifications : Experience of leading a small team of engineers during the design and integration phase of a programme. Experience in deriving and preparing system and sub-system specifications from customer requirements and to ensure that the requirements meet the needs of the customer. Ability to work as part of a team to generate a coherent set of specifications, interface documentation and estimates liaising with other functions and departments as required. Knowledge and experience of Systems Engineering lifecycle activities including PDR, CDR, PRR and TRR through the design and development phases into production, integration, verification, validation and acceptance. Knowledge and experience of Naval transverse characteristics and qualification activities including the operational environment (temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, EMC, TEMPEST), safety, security, human factors, ILS etc. Experience of working with customers, presenting technical solutions or chairing design reviews as required. A working level experience of Naval communications systems, equipment and infrastructure including management architectures and operational communications. A working level experience of Naval installation, commissioning and trials activities. In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89867572