Principal Systems Leader
- Employer
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
- Location
- Berkshire, England, Reading
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- 21 Jun 2021
- Reference
- R11015 - LBeale
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- Discipline
- Nuclear
- Sector
- Defence
- Job Type
- Engineering Manager
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Job Details
Principal Systems Engineer Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area Salary - dependent on experience plus contributory pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, additional benefits and an excellent work / life balance including a 9-day working fortnight and flexible working hours (role dependent). A salary sacrifice scheme is also available. We will consider candidates looking for full time or part time hours. AWE has been named in the Sunday Times top 25 big companies to work for in 2019. The UK Atomic Weapons Establishment is embarking on a Replacement Nuclear Warhead programme, to ensure the UK continuous at sea deterrent. To enable the successful delivery of this programme, the AWE Warhead Engineering function is seeking experienced Systems Engineering Leaders who can launch, lead, deliver & execute key workstreams across multiple lifecycle phases. We are interested in engaging with candidates who have an extensive knowledge of applying Systems Engineering and Systems Thinking to mechanical, electronic, safety, security or nuclear projects and are interested in developing their career with us. We are particularly looking to deploy experienced Engineering Leaders into roles such as Test and Evaluation Campaign Director and Lead Systems Verification Engineer roles and are therefore particularly interested in hearing from those with experience in developing test and evaluation campaigns, leading test and evaluation activities or integration and test teams. As a Principal Systems Engineer within a matrix organisation, your role will span a range of responsibilities:
- As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will be a technical leader, responsible for developing or executing the project vision, working closely with stakeholders to scope, refine and break down projects, ensuring a high level of quality and timely delivery of these projects.
- You will demonstrate the behaviours of a systems thinker and to select and apply appropriate systems thinking skills to solve complex problems and implement constructive change
- You will ensure collaboration across functional teams and work to pull disparate teams and plans together.
- You will work with Project Management counterparts to create and maintain Integrated Master Plans and Schedule and will ensure the delivery of the technical output against these.
- Generation of a fully justified, fully traceable and fully detailed verification plan. That may include ensuring that the people, process and tools (plant - rigs/facilities and HW) are on track to be in place to deliver that plan, with risks and assumptions managed. It will require the integration of disparate areas including Design, Production and specialist engineering areas.
- Delivery of an integrated evidence dataset and associated case reports providing progressively growing confidence in the proposed designs, and delivery of final verification evidence to support certification and acceptance.
- Oversight of test and evaluation activities ensuring plans, schedules, products, events, and reports align across the varied units contributing to final programme success. You will lead on the prioritisation of activities to meet customer and organisation objectives.
- Coordination across delivery units, production houses, test facilities and systems engineering teams, seeking innovative approaches and ensuring a model-led approach to ensure the overall objectives of the verification plan are met.
Company
We’re looking for talented and ambitious people to join us in our work at the forefront of nuclear defence engineering, science and technology.
To work at AWE is to play a valuable part in keeping our country safe and secure.
Working at AWE gives you access to exceptional technologies, facilities and projects no ordinary company can provide – and the support of world-class professionals at every stage of your career.
Company info
- Website
- https://careers.awe.co.uk/
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