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About the Role

The Principal Engineer will be accountable for the design delivery of allocated engineering work packages within their discipline, ensuring the delivery of all specified project outcomes on time, within budget, and to client specifications. The role holder must ensure project requirements are fully met and technically sound design solutions are produced, including associated reporting and cost estimating, to programme and within budget.

Responsibilities

Production and approval of design concepts, drawings, specifications, and other technical documents.
Establishment of internal design standards and/or processes to achieve continuous improvement in quality and efficiency, contributing to long-term technical development by applying new techniques, procedures, and practices.
Work at any position within a project team to achieve project objectives.
Competent to work unsupervised and supervise others; check and approve the work of others; sign off design certificates on behalf of the company.
Preparation, checking, and/or approval of feasibility studies, outline and detailed design technical reports, and other written documents.
Implement effective, value for money, and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
Prepare and check engineering designs, calculations, and oversee production.
Prepare and check technical documents and reports and assist in the preparation of expressions of interest and tenders.
Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations.
Effective management of and response to project-related correspondence.
Act as representative within the Technical Directorate and Production Centres in the wider SYSTRA Group.
Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all colleagues can thrive, achieve, and grow together.

Requirements

Hold domain-recognized systems integration/engineering qualifications such as ASEP, CSEP, CPRE or specialist qualifications e.g. in safety critical systems engineering.
Experience of contract conditions, processes, and procedures.
Experience of line management.
Knowledgeable on relevant design software.
Membership of a relevant professional body / engineering institute i.e. ICE, IET, IMechE.
Professionally qualified Chartered or Incorporated Engineer.
Ability to act as an authority in Systems Engineering, which may include leadership of specialists in: Requirements Engineering, Integrated Systems Design and System Architecting.
Ability to perform System(s) modelling and analysis e.g. Functional, Physical, Performance.
Ability to perform Systems Integration.
Ability to perform Configuration and Change Control Management and system migration planning.
Ability to perform Verification, Validation, Qualification, Certification and Assurance.
Ability to perform Specialist Systems Engineering discipline activities (e.g. Safety, Security, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, EMC, Human Factors, etc.).
Ability to develop, tailor, and scale appropriate Systems Engineering processes for projects.
Demonstrable Systems Engineering Leadership of significant and complex projects.
Experience of Systems Engineering Planning including allocation of appropriate and sufficient technical resourcing on projects/programmes/portfolios of work.
Experience of development/use of Systems Engineering performance and quality metrics and measures.
We pledge to offer an interview to any candidates with a disability who apply for a role and meet the minimum criteria.
Interested in hearing from you if you fulfil most, but not all, of the relevant criteria for the role.

Skills

Systems integration
Systems engineering
Requirements engineering
Integrated systems design
System architecting
System modelling
System analysis
Functional analysis
Physical analysis
Performance analysis
Systems integration
Configuration management
Change control management
System migration planning
Verification
Validation
Qualification
Certification
Assurance
Safety
Security
Reliability
Availability
Maintainability
EMC
Human factors

Location

UK & Ireland

Work Type

Hybrid working
Flexible working

Experience Level

Principal

Education Level

Relevant degree
ASEP
CSEP
CPRE
Specialist qualifications in safety critical systems engineering
Chartered Engineer
Incorporated Engineer

Benefits

Bonus
Private healthcare
Electric car scheme
Flexible benefits
Clear and well supported pathways for career development and qualification attainment

About the Company

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.
For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs.
With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Equal Opportunity

We provide a warm welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of people who can enrich our company and offer perspectives which will drive better solutions in a truly inclusive environment.
Our employee led working groups and clearly defined strategy help us to keep at the leading edge of important issues and keep us accountable.
We want our colleagues to feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work and continually seek new ideas and contributions to ensure we continue to grow and develop in this space.