Principal Systems Engineer / System Design Authority

Principal Systems Engineer/Systems Design Authority

As a Systems Engineer, to conduct systems engineering activities, either alone on a small project or as part of a larger project team, adhering to Engineering Function processes or project specific tailoring of those processes.

Systems Engineers will create and sustain successful, purposeful, systems that:

• Relate to the development and delivery of goods and services;
• Deliver real benefits to the company, suppliers and customers;
• Works with all technical domains, and all business functions;
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 Some Key Responsibilities:

As a System Design Authority will be accountable for:

• The technical solution to meet the customer, legislative and business requirements.
• Ensuring that the project/sub-system is design, developed or supported in accordance with the company processes and procedures. This includes, but not limited to: Product safety, design for manufacture, quality, development practices and guidelines.
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• As a System Design Authority will also be responsible for technical oversight of Engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. This includes:
• Product Certification and Compliance approval (all technical aspects, including contractual & legislative). This may include airworthiness where applicable.
• Technical governance of engineering activities on a project. Any issues identified should be escalated as appropriate.
• Design sign-off through key stages of the lifecycle, particularly at design reviews, or significant design change.
• Approval of customer or critical concessions.
• Ensuring that Design Reviews are appropriately planned, reported and signed off.
• Approval of key technical management plans.
• Approval of key specifications for development or procurement.
• Ensuring engineering process are adhered to in accordance with company processes.
• Liaison with Engineering Managers to establish lifecycle status planning & issue resolution.
• Identifying Quality and Safety issues requiring support external from the project team
• Coordination of Sub-System Design Authorities (where applicable).
• Identifying strategic resource and capability issues to help establish and support future projects demands.
• Supporting Engineering Lead as required for technical Customer discussions.
• Supporting evaluation, mitigation and management of engineering risks.
• Coaching and mentoring of other engineers.
• Liaising with customers and suppliers as required.

 Additional Requirements:

• Use of development, target and test equipment as well as laboratories to perform engineering activities relating to allocated functional discipline.
• Experience in the use of software tools:
• Essential: MS Windows, , MS Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook),
• Desirable: DOORS, Bugzilla/Jira, Windchill & IFS
• Based at Greenford.