Principal Systems Engineer

Principal Systems Engineer

Programme Name: Office of Technology

Location: This role can be based from any of our UK offices (Farnborough Whiteley Glasgow Bristol) on a hybrid basis with travel to other offices as required

Salary: 75800 - 99800

The Role:

The Principal System Engineer will provide technical leadership and assurance across systems digital and product engineering practices for UK programmes. This role will coach mentor and guide teams to adopt and tailor best-in-class engineering approaches ensuring delivery excellence from design through product and sustainment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Practice Leadership

• Oversee systems engineering practices setting standards frameworks and processes for programme delivery.
• Champion the unification of Systems Engineering methodologies across UK programmes including the adoption of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) digital engineering tools and product engineering methodologies where appropriate.

Programme Coaching & Assurance

• Coach teams on tailoring and implement systems engineering practices appropriate to their complexity and lifecycle stage.
• Provide technical assurance and governance ensuring alignment with best practice and contractual requirements.

Product Engineering Oversight

• Lead the integration of product engineering into the programme lifecycle ensuring robust planning implementation fabrication integration test and transition to operations.
• Oversee product readiness deployment and cutover activities working closely with SMEs and Test to validate products environments and releases.
• Ensure product engineering processes are mapped to the UK Engineering Lifecycle and delivery methodologies.

Technical Leadership

• Lead technical reviews trade studies and solution development across the engineering lifecycle.
• Guide requirements engineering design integration verification validation and product handover activities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including customers partners and suppliers to ensure effective collaboration clear communication and alignment of technical objectives across all parties involved in programme delivery
• Act as the technical point of contact for System Engineering matters.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes tools and skills.
• Identify and implement opportunities for efficiency quality and risk reduction.
• Capability Development
• Mentor and develop engineering talent fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
• Support training and development initiatives for systems digital and product engineering.

Example Impact Areas

• Played a pivotal role in initiating new projects and programmes by promoting the adoption of Leidos systems engineering practices implementing digital engineering toolsets and applying robust methodologies to ensure excellence throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Delivering technical leadership and systems engineering expertise providing assurance throughout the bid phase to drive strategic growth. Responsibilities include verifying that proposed solutions satisfy all requirements adhere to established systems engineering standards and are appropriately tailored when necessary. Key activities encompass collaborating with stakeholders to refine objectives guiding engineering methodologies and assisting teams in integrating systems thinking into solution development.
• Supervise product environment validation cutover readiness and deployment assurance activities.
• Create and update systems digital and product engineering guidelines suitable for various programme types and levels of complexity.

What does Leidos need from me

• Proven experience in leading systems digital and product engineering practices across complex multi-disciplinary programmes ideally in defence aerospace or government sectors.
• Deep understanding of systems engineering methodologies MBSE requirements management and lifecycle assurance.
• Experience with digital engineering tools and frameworks (e.g. Cameo Jama JIRA TestRail Confluence).
• Experience in product engineering including planning deployment cutover and operational readiness.
• Experience in the application of security principles (Secure by Design Zero Trust etc.) and standards (ISO 27001etc.)
• Ability to coach and mentor teams tailoring engineering approaches to programme needs.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience in technical governance risk management and quality assurance.
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC or above).

Skills Desired:

• Extensive experience in product engineering best practices.
• Familiarity with Defence Maritime or Aerospace standards and design assurance processes.
• Track record of leading programme reviews technical trade studies and product handovers.
• Comfortable working in agile and spiral lifecycle environments.

Clearance Requirements: BPSS Screening to start SC for role

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers a collaborative culture and support for your career goals all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance health schemes gym memberships annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

Flexi-Time Working

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging welcoming all perspectives and contributions and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE we work to make the worldsaferhealthier andmore efficient through technology engineering andscience.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence healthcare government safety and security and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning AI cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home the office or on customer sites we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos we invest in technical academies career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.