Principal Systems Engineer - Stores Ejection

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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