Principal Systems Engineer
Babcock International Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Plymouth • United Kingdom
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 £59,110 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Influence strategic objectives and mentor future engineering talent.
- Embed systems engineering principles that strengthen organisational capability.
- Drive world-class engineering practices across complex projects.
- Define, implement, and oversee processes spanning requirements management, design, integration, verification, and validation.
- Ensure compliance with international standards and reduce risk throughout the project lifecycle.
- Act as a bridge between strategic intent and practical execution.
- Influence stakeholders and drive engineering excellence across teams.
Requirements
- Extensive experience applying systems engineering across all project lifecycle phases.
- Proven ability to implement and govern processes in line with international standards.
- Expertise in early-stage risk identification and mitigation to improve predictability.
- Strong leadership in translating strategy into practical engineering solutions.
- Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing engineering talent.
- Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Formal Systems Engineering certification (e.g., INCOSE CSEP/ESEP or equivalent).
- The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
systems engineeringrequirements managementdesignintegrationverificationvalidationrisk identificationrisk mitigationengineering processesproject lifecycle
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringstakeholder influencestrategic thinkingcommunicationteam collaborationorganizational capabilityengineering excellenceproblem-solvingtalent development
Certifications
Systems Engineering certificationINCOSE CSEPINCOSE ESEPSecurity Check (SC)