Principal Systems Engineering Consultant

• Vision and Strategy: Assisting in setting the vision and strategy for the department in collaboration with the other capabilities. Ensuring that it is aligned with the wider Sagentia Defence vision and strategy
• Team leadership: Motivating, coaching and managing the performance of team members. Leading team meetings to share knowledge, co-ordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues
• Technical Assurance: Working on projects, providing technical guidance and review to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations
• Capability Development: Developing and maintaining S&SE service offerings aligned to account demand signal and collaborating with other departments to ensure services are coherent across the business
• Requirements Engineering and Management across all DLoDS
• System and System of Systems Architecture
• MBSE
• Integrated Logistics/Product Support
• Engineering Management
• Engineering Governance
• Business Development: Supporting Account Leads by writing technical approaches within bids and presenting to prospective customers. Collaborating with Account Leads to identify need for new capability across all our customers
• Training and Development: Coaching people on the use of Systems Engineering and techniques. Staying at the forefront of the profession, we encourage career development through attendance to conferences, steering committees and tailored training and development as and when required

• Experience of working on the left side or sharp point of the V model
• Firm understanding of requirements management across all Defence Lines of Development, with experience across Operating Domains
• Delivering Requirements Engineering, Integrated Logistical Support, MBSE, and Engineering Governance in a consultancy context
• Experience of requirements management within the UK MOD (Frontline Commands or Delivery Agents)
• Knowledge of the UK acquisition framework (e.g. Business Cases, URD, SRD, CONEMP/CONUSE, ITEAP, etc.)
• Experience of DOORS/Dimensions RM software to support requirements management
• Understanding of modern SE approaches like MBSE
• Understanding of complex system of system projects and programmes, especially with respect to integration activities and SoS performance setting and acceptance
• Capability Development of new tools and techniques
• Providing technical guidance and reviews to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations
• Leading teams in a consultancy setting
• Contributing and leading successful bids/technical proposals
• An existing right to live and work in the UK
• Either hold a current SC clearance or be willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check (SC level) upon starting their employment with the company. To gain SC clearance you will normally need at least 5 years’ UK residency
• Degree level qualification or relevant experience
• Significant experience as a Systems Engineer in MOD or defence-related projects

Ideally be a member of INCOSE (ASEP OR CSEP)

• Company Profit Share Scheme
• Generous Holiday Allowance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 24 Hour access to GP and Mental Health support
• Access to hundreds of high street discounts
• Private healthcare