Principal Systems Engineer

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer
Location: Brize Norton, Oxfordshire + Adaptive Working Arrangement
Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF16866

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Principal Systems Engineer at our Brize Norton site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry's most brilliant minds.

The role
As a Principal Systems Engineer, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary, shaping the future of aerospace technology and making a significant difference in strategic transport and air mobility platform projects.

Day-to-day, you'll lead and coordinate project and programme engineering activities, ensuring the successful delivery of complex integrated outputs that meet customer requirements. You'll provide technical leadership, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards and engineering governance.

This is a unique opportunity to deliver technical leadership and develop stakeholder relationships across various counterparts based at Brize Norton. You'll act as a key leader and principal systems engineer for our community of technical teams, subject matter experts and customers.

Essential experience of the Principal Systems Engineer

• Recognised aerospace academic qualification to at least HND standard
• Further learning and relevant training in air systems and engineering
• Professional Registration at Incorporated or Chartered level with an Engineering Institution
• Excellent people leadership and communication skills
• Significant technical experience of military and/or civil air platforms and the air vehicle life cycle

Qualifications for the Principal Systems Engineer

• A relevant engineering degree; Chartered Engineer status would be highly desirable
• Knowledge of the UK MOD customer, MOD Procurement process and knowledge of relevant MAA/CAA regulations
• Knowledge and experience of applying EASA Part 21/ MAA DAOS
• Experience in developing aerospace technology
• Experience of large aircraft platforms would also be highly desirable criteria

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum. Please visit the 'UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: Guidance for Applicants GOV.UK' Webpage.

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days' additional leave
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
• Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community