Principal Systems Engineer

Principal Systems Engineer – Requirements & MBSE
Cobham Mission Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer to influence the future capability of systems engineering at CMS.
This role is for a subject matter expert in systems engineering to manage, develop and implement new systems engineering tools and processes into the business. This will include requirements elicitation and management, and the development to a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) centric process.
The Principal Systems Engineer will work across the business and provide assurance on project deliverables at various stages of the development lifecycle.
The principal engineer will train and coach other systems engineers to develop next generation operational concepts and system architectures, and step in when required to ensure excellence in systems delivery.
The Systems Engineer will manage requirement definition, validation and verification with the support of internal and external stakeholders.
The Senior Systems Engineer will support in the identification and implementation of the latest systems processes, standards and tools as well as mentoring and training the engineering community
This role is based from Wimborne, Dorset.
We are able to offer flexible working arrangements, such as working remotely with attendance on site on an agreed basis as required.
As a Principal Systems Engineer, your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
* Degree in aeronautical, mechanical, electrical engineering or equivalent appropriate experience
* Demonstrated experience working in a Systems Engineering role, with it being desirable that the experience was gained within the Aerospace or Military Industry.
* Proven experience of planning, leading and executing requirements capture and systems architectures.
* Strong systems modelling experience, with expertise using MBSE processes, the SysML modelling language, and tools (e.g. Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect, and/or CAMEO, with experience using SCADE being desirable).
* Experience using requirements capture tools (e.g. CRADLE and DOORS NG).
* Experience in developing capability based systems as well as product based systems is desirable.
* Proven experience of interfacing with internal and external customers to negotiate, capture, and validate system requirements and architectures.
* Proven skills and experience in leading small sized teams and developing other Systems Engineers.
* Has extensive experience managing teams of less experienced requirement/configuration Engineers
* Expert knowledge and experience in Requirements Management utilising 'CRADLE' and DOORS NG databases or similar requirements management software tools.
* Able to apply systems engineering principles to complex engineering problems.
* Can problem solve, is able to apply critical thinking to form opinions on issues and proposed concepts, and is self–motivated to drive issues to resolution.
* Detailed knowledge of systems engineering processes across all stages of the systems engineering lifecycle.
* Effective communicator in formal and informal situations.
* Must have or be eligible obtain SC Clearance.
As a Principal Systems Engineer, your main responsibilities will involve:
* Influence the continual improvement of the systems strategy at CMS, including the evolution to a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
* Manage a small team of engineers to provide functional systems excellence in requirements management and systems lifecycle processes.
* Manage the requirements management database, owning the preparation of system requirements specifications in accordance with customer requirements, legislation, human factors and business needs.
* Work with systems engineers to ensure best practice in requirements elicitation and management, creating a SMART and therefore verifiable sets of requirements.
* Develop and use Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, processes and techniques to develop system architectures that meet stakeholder needs.
* Develop Operational Concepts (OpsCon) of our baseline systems, developing use cases and generating requirements that can validate customer needs.
* Develop company best practices and use to create system/sub–system architectures and the decomposition of requirements into sub–systems and LRUs.
* Plan and resource budget systems engineering activities.
* Produce technical reports and Systems/Requirements Management Plans
* Provide effective process and technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and conducting training/workshops for all competency levels.
About Cobham Mission Systems
As the world's leading supplier of critical control solutions, we help our customers to increase the safety and mission capabilities of their personnel and equipment in extreme environments.
Our proven and trusted solutions in air–to–air refuelling, life support, weapons carriage and unmanned systems, deliver assured performance and class–leading through–life costs that enable our customers to bring complex projects to market quickly, and with minimal risk.
We offer challenging and rewarding roles across a wide range of disciplines that combine to make us a true global technology and service leader.
Our ethos is rooted firmly in our history of innovation, leadership and empowerment and we take great pride in solving the big problems that others can't. If it can be done we can find a way.
We believe in operating as a team, both among ourselves and alongside our partners. And we believe in pushing our potential to its very limit.
After all, we did not get to where we are now, nor will we succeed in the future, by being unambiguous or complacent. For us, Every Mission Matters.
What You Can Expect From Us
We offer an excellent salary and benefits package which includes an annual bonus, employer matched pension scheme of up to 12%, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with options to buy/sell 5 days per year, company funded life cover of 3x salary and income protection scheme as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. In addition, we offer a wide range of additional benefits through our Cobham Choice Benefit Portal covering Health & Wellbeing benefits, Insurances, Cycle Scheme, Gym Flex, Technology Scheme and discounted Retail Vouchers to name a few.
Working at CMS Wimborne
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