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Principal Systems Engineer - Stores Ejection

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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Senior level
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Senior level
Develops next-generation military aerospace stores ejection products using systems engineering methods. Responsibilities include eliciting and deriving requirements, verification and validation, systems and interface documentation, engineering change control, technical proposals, customer discussions, and mentoring Systems Engineers. The role requires coordinating multidisciplinary teams developing mechanical, pneumatic, electronic, and embedded software solutions, with emphasis on safety-critical development and requirements management.
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Eaton MSD Cheltenham is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to support the development of the next generation of Stores Ejection products. The role will involve deployment on a diverse portfolio of products initially focused developing Pneumatic systems for Military applications. As these systems have a significant mechanical engineering portion previous experience with mechanical based aerospace products will be advantageous. To succeed in this role, candidates require a minimum of 5 years previous Systems Engineering experience, a good engineering or science degree preferably in systems engineering and be able to operate within a multi discipline team.

What you’ll do:
  • Development of solutions for the military aerospace industries following a systems engineering approach.
  • Holding discussions with customers resulting in elicitation of key stakeholder requirements.
  • Development and derivation of customer requirements into realizable product requirements.
  • Requirements based verification and validation of product requirements, using manual and scripted methods.
  • Production of interface control documents, system design documents and other supporting documents.
  • Controlling and managing engineering change throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Preparation of technical proposals including estimations and presentations.
  • Technical oversight and mentoring of other Systems Engineers within a project team.
Qualifications:
  • Degree educated in an engineering or science discipline
  • Experience of safety critical solution development in accordance with DO-178/DO-254 or IEC61508
  •  Awareness of Electronic, Software or Mechanical Engineering development.
  • Microsoft Office including Visio, Excel and Word.
  • Configuration Management Tools
  • Co-ordination and technical leadership of a multi-discipline project team to develop and deliver complex mechanical, electronic and embedded software solutions.
  • Familiarity/experience with MATLAB and Simulink
  • Familiarity with change control and problem reporting tools and processes.
  • Deep technical knowledge of Mechanical/Pneumatic based systems.
Skills:
  • Comfortable working independently and within a team, with the ability to identify the needs of a project or task, taking the initiative where appropriate to undertake the necessary work.
  • An eye for detail focusing on requirements and specification structure, applicability and language.
  • Understanding solution influences on the requirement set.
  • Ability to effectively communicate either verbally or written within a multi discipline team, with internal company authorities or customers.
What we offer:
  • Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
  • Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
  • Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement

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