1 to 25 of 78 Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in the UK

Principal Powertrain Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Marcus Webb Associates Limited
Location
Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 60,000 - 75,000 Annual
Principal Powertrain Systems Engineer Derbyshire, UK £60-75k + bonus + benefits As principal engineer you will be responsible for the delivery of base engine systems for a new engine programme. This will involve working with subcontractors that will provide detailed level design … expertise. Your role will involve working with the chief engineer and other principal engineers to establish system requirements and specifications, oversea the detailed design, integration, development and validation of the complete engine system. Your background: Principal Powertrain Systems Engineer Proven direct experience with the design ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Electus Recruitment
Location
Chippenham, Wiltshire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£80,000
Principal Systems Engineering Consultant Location: Chippenham or Portsmouth Salary: From £60,000 - £80,000 Working pattern: Hybrid (onsite 2-3 days a week) Employment type: Permanent Electus Recruitment Solutions is working with a rapidly growing defence-focused consultancy that is expanding its Systems Engineering leadership capability. This … broad Principal-level opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer with strong communications or other technical defence project expertise who enjoys combining technical leadership, people management, project delivery and business development . The organisation is delivering Systems Engineering and Communications expertise across a diverse portfolio of defence ...

Principal Autonomy Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Location
Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 per annum
VACANCY IN SHROPSHIRE - PRINCIPAL AUTONOMY SYSTEMS ENGINEER Have you previously at a Managerial, Principal, Lead or Senior level, and have you worked within Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Mobility Applications, Wheel Based Vehicles, Systems Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or Agricultural Vehicles? We are proud … working with an R&D business based in Shropshire who are looking for a Principal Autonomy Systems Engineer to join them on a permanent basis, this is a 37 hour working week (with flexible start and finish times available), and the role comes with an annual salary ...

Senior Principal System Engineer

Hiring Organisation
QinetiQ
Location
Todmorden, West Yorkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Principal Systems Engineer at our Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology … partnership with some of the most brilliant minds. The RoleAs a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, you will help shape the future operating model of the Royal Navy by acting as a trusted technical advisor, influencing future capability development and leading the delivery of strategic Hybrid Navy solutions. ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Safran
Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
. Principal Systems Engineer Gloucester UK Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you-both in and out of work, including: *Early finish on Fridays *Competitive salary and annual bonus *25 days' holiday … where we can all succeed together through a shared vision We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Engineering team as a Assistant Principal Systems Engineer at our Gloucester site. Safran Landing Systems are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
building assured products that prioritise engineering rigour and reliability, rapid solutions that bring together existing tooling for high-impact results, or blended operational systems that combine software, hardware, networks and third-party technologies to address real-world challenges in the field. Common to all is a commitment to technically … shelf and into the hands of our customers. As our projects increasingly bring together multiple technologies and engineering disciplines, we are looking for a Principal Systems Engineer, operating as the systems architect and cross-discipline technical authority on our larger projects, to take technical ownership ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Warminster, Wiltshire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
client is a major defence and aerospace company. Date Posted: 2026-09-22 Country: United Kingdom Location: Warminster, Wiltshire Position Role Type: Hybrid Principal Systems Engineer Be at the forefront of transforming British Army training. About us: At OMNIA Training, weve brought together some … British Army is ready to fight and win. Youll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Systems Solutions Lead. Ultimately, youll work for the British Army, championing innovation, and helping shape the future of military collective training. Key Responsibilities: Working with ...

Principal Avionics System Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£85,000
Principal Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer We are looking for an experienced Principal Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer to join a growing aerospace engineering team, supporting the design, development, integration and certification of complex aircraft avionics and electrical systems. This is a senior technical role offering … opportunity to work across a broad range of aircraft modification and systems engineering programmes, working closely with customers, suppliers, engineering teams and airworthiness professionals. The Role As Principal Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across avionics and electrical engineering activities, supporting the delivery ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK
Date Posted: \n 2026-09-22 \n Country: \n United Kingdom \n Location: \n Warminster, Wiltshire \n Position Role Type: \n Hybrid \n Principal Systems Engineer \n Be at the forefront of transforming British Army training. \n \n About us: \n At OMNIA® Training, we've brought … ready to fight and win. \n You'll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Systems Solutions Lead. Ultimately, you'll work for the British Army, championing innovation, and helping shape the future of military collective training. \n \n Key Responsibilities ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Location
Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
join a company at the forefront of defence technology, where innovation and excellence are at the heart of everything they do. As a Principal Systems Engineer, you'll be working on groundbreaking projects that redefine the future of defence, contributing to the development of advanced systems … real impact, this role is your chance to shine. The role is to help implement and assure ISO 15288 processes across the full systems engineering life cycle on our projects. Responsible for enabling and assuring a consistent Systems Engineering approach across multi-discipline teams—defining stakeholder requirements, supporting ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
BAE Systems
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary
55000 GBP Annually
This job is with BAE Systems, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Broad Oak or Coventry We offer … your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £55,000 + depending on skills and experience Who we are: Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Bristol, Avon, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
Salary
£95,000
manufacturing facilities. We have a growing international footprint and are one of Europes fastest-growing engineering businesses. About the role Were looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the design and integration of complex systems across our programmes. Youll own major elements of a system … risk delivery, resolve system challenges, and ensure solutions are technically robust and operationally effective. Across the business were working on challenges including soldier systems, C4I integration programmes, AI/ML capabilities, and new product development. These programmes combine software, hardware, networks and data, often operating in denied, disrupted ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 84 Hourly
days per week onsite) Duration: 12 month contract Rate: 83.80ph UMB (Inside IR35) Active SC clearance required Role details: Our client is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to support the development of advanced defence and security capabilities in Luton. This contract role will contribute to the Future … Combat Air programme, with a focus on systems requirements, design definition and integration across complex electronic warfare products. Key Responsibilities: Develop and manage system requirements to support product design and engineering activities Define system architectures, interfaces and design solutions across multidisciplinary engineering domains Carry out modelling and analysis using ...

V06656 - Principal Engineer - Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance)

Location
Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Systems Engineer (Requirements & Acceptance) Barrow-in-Furness, BAE Systems 1-2 days on site per month 12-Month Contract £50.00 per hour PAYE or £67.47 per hour Umbrella I'm working with BAE Systems on an exciting opportunity for a Principal Engineer Systems … define, validate and verify software requirements through a Model-Based Design approach. You'll be developing and validating behavioural simulation models and supporting systems that enable stakeholder acceptance of critical software functionality. What you'll be doing: Developing and validating models of plant and interfacing systems Supporting ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Southampton, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Part Time, Work From Home
client is a global aerospace, defence and security company. Job Description: Are you an experienced Systems Engineer or Scientist with an Electronics background? We are recruiting for a Principal Systems Engineer in our growing Detectors Area of Business, who can apply their expertise to deliver …/IR) capabilities across our Detector products. Based at our dedicated site in Southampton and offered with our award-winning package. Your Impact Our Systems Engineers span across a range of activities that help pull together all the necessary engineering and technology strands into a high-performance system. ...

Principal Engineer Control & Automation Systems

Hiring Organisation
GE Vernova
Location
Stafford, Staffordshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Description Summary The Control Automation System Principal Engineer serves as the technical authority for automation systems, industrial controls, and operational technologies across the organization. This role leads the architecture, design, implementation, and governance of advanced control systems that enable safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing or operational … performance. The Principal Engineer mentors engineering teams, drives innovation, establishes automation standards, and leads strategic initiatives aligned with business objectives. Job Description The world is electrifying faster than ever, and at GE Vernova, we're building the technologies that make it possible. As a Principal Engineer ...

Principal Radio Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Intellectual Capital Resources
Location
Bristol, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
client is looking for a Principal Radio Systems Engineer to join its engineering team in Bristol, taking technical ownership of mmWave radio performance from architecture and modelling through to laboratory verification and field deployment. Developing high-capacity wireless communications for demanding mobile applications, our client brings together … networking. The engineering challenge is making links perform reliably when movement, blockage, interference and changing propagation conditions put theoretical performance to the test. As Principal Radio Systems Engineer, you will translate customer requirements into radio hardware specifications, define RF front-end and antenna requirements, and establish performance ...

Principal Engineer Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance)

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
client is a major defence company. Job Title: Principal Engineer Systems Engineering (Requirements and Acceptance) Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Coventry or Filton Salary: Negotiable depending on experience Who we are: Join our client and youll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global … reaches of space, theres no limit to where a career at our client could take you. What you will be doing: As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will lead the development, management and validation of system requirements across submarine programmes. You will be applying your systems ...

Principal RF Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
MASS Consultants
Location
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75,000
Principal RF Systems Engineer - HIL & Simulation - St Neots (PE19) - Permanent - Full Time 25 days annual leave (inclusive of December shutdown) Buy or sell up to 5 days leave Two pension schemes Private Medical & Dental Insurance Life Assurance (4 x salary) Save and share schemes Electric/Hybrid … Allowance, plus more here Interested in Defence Technology? Have experience of developing or integrating HIL or simulation environments within automotive, aerospace, space, robotics, autonomous systems or complex engineering? Join our growing Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group, EWOS, made up of more than 80 specialists, and help us develop ...

Principal RF Systems Engineer - HIL & Simulation

Hiring Organisation
MASS
Location
St Neots, Cambridgeshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Principal RF Systems Engineer - HIL & Simulation - St Neots (PE19) - Permanent - Full Time 25 days annual leave (inclusive of December shutdown) Buy or sell up to 5 days' leave Two pension schemes Private Medical & Dental Insurance Life Assurance (4 x salary) Save and share schemes Electric/Hybrid … Annual Wellness Allowance, plus morehereInterested in Defence Technology? Have experience of developing or integrating HIL or simulation environments within automotive, aerospace, space, robotics, autonomous systems or complex engineering? Join our growing Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group, EWOS, made up of more than 80 specialists, and help us develop ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Principal Systems Engineer Luton 12-Month Contract Paying up to 85p/h (Inside IR35) Please note that, due to the nature of the work, you'll need to hold a high level of UK security clearance. Key Responsibilities Development of RF system requirements. Assisting engineering domains … requirements definition for integration, qualification, verification, and validation activities Essential: Hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics) Experience working in an agile environment and experience across the full engineering lifecycle Knowledge of modelling ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Advanced Resource Managers Limited
Location
Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Salary negotiable
Principal Systems Engineer Luton 12-Month Contract Paying up to £85p/h (Inside IR35) Please note that, due to the nature of the work, you'll need to hold a high level of UK security clearance. Key Responsibilities Development of RF system requirements. Assisting engineering domains … requirements definition for integration, qualification, verification, and validation activities Essential: Hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics) Experience working in an agile environment and experience across the full engineering lifecycle Knowledge of modelling ...

Principal Engineer - Process & Systems

Hiring Organisation
McLaren Group
Location
Woking, Surrey, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Title Principal Engineer – Process & Systems Ref # 59471 Date posted Thursday, September 17, 2026 Country United Kingdom Location Woking Business area Manufacturing Department Manufacturing Controls Position level 5 - Supervisory/Professional - (L-17) Working time Full Time Contract type Permanent Working pattern 7:30am - 4:30pm Monday … Friday Salary N/A What to Expect Reporting directly to the Controls Manager, the Principal Engineer – Process & Systems delivers and integrates manufacturing electrical processes, diagnostic systems, software deployment, and vehicle commissioning solutions across vehicle programmes. The role owns technical delivery within its assigned scope, from ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
JAM Recruitment Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £67.47 per hour
Principal Systems Engineer £67.47 per hour (Inside IR35) 12 months 1-2 days per month on site (LA14) The role sits within the Dreadnought Active Vehicle Control Functional Software Team and involves the development and validation of models of the relevant plant and interfacing systems … acceptance of the design. This specific role relates to the creation of supporting models to test the product against, e.g. interfacing systems, plant, etc. The models and environment are all within the Matlab and Simulink toolset. Tasks, version control and integration are all managed through the Atlassian toolset (Jira ...

Principal Systems Engineer

Location
London, United Kingdom
Principal Systems Engineer £67.47 per hour (Inside IR35) 12 months 1-2 days per month on site (LA14) The role sits within the Dreadnought Active Vehicle Control Functional Software Team and involves the development and validation of models of the relevant plant and interfacing systems … acceptance of the design. This specific role relates to the creation of supporting models to test the product against, e.g. interfacing systems, plant, etc. The models and environment are all within the Matlab and Simulink toolset. Tasks, version control and integration are all managed through the Atlassian toolset (Jira ...