Principal Systems Engineer Location: Luton Duration: 12 months Rate: Up to £75.00 UMBRELLA INSIDE IR35 On site: 4 days a week (options for compressed week) The Opportunity Our client has an opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer to work in the modification, test and certification of a number of EW Sensor products for our export customers. The role entails applying knowledge and experience of systems engineering to support the specification, development, integration, testing and certification of these systems. Typical work you might be involved in: • Update and manage the requirements and acceptance evidence for system variants • Support system integration, verification, and validation activities to test compliance to the requirements and gather appropriate evidence for the certification. • Developing and implementing engineering change request to support delivery of new system variants • Develop and deliver engineering specifications, reports and presentations. What we need from you • A solid foundation in a relevant technical domain. • High proficiency in requirements generation and management using IBM DOORS. • Good understanding of formal testing to gather certification evidence • Good experience of managing engineering change requests from creation to verification • Good understanding of design compliance and acceptance criteria to achieve system certification • Strong understanding of systems engineering principles across the development lifecycle. • Self-motivated with an aptitude for problem solving and driving challenging issues to a conclusion alongside excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. • Ability to obtain SC Clearance for UK-caveated programmes.