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Principal Systems Engineer

Role ID: 136953

Location: Wimborne, UK

Flexible/Hybrid working solutions are offered

Eaton Mission Systems Division previously known as Cobham is the world’s leading provider of hose and drogue Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) systems and Actuation. Eaton work directly with the aircraft manufacturers and end-users to develop systems that achieve their operations in challenging environments, safely and successfully.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Systems Engineer to join the business, with the opportunity to act or grow as a subject matter expert (depending on the level of expertise) to influence the future systems engineering capability at MSD. The Principal Systems Engineer will work across the business and provide support to projects at various stages of the product development lifecycle. This will include requirements elicitation, analysis, validation, management, and architecture development, trade studies etc.

The Principal Systems engineer will develop operational concepts, system architectures, and step in when required to ensure excellence in systems delivery. Depending on the level of expertise, this role can act or has the potential to evolve into a subject matter expert in systems engineering to develop, implement, and manage new systems engineering tools and processes into the business as well as mentoring and training the system engineering community. This role is based at Wimborne, Dorset. We are able to offer flexible working arrangements, such as working remotely with attendance on site on an agreed basis as required.

The colocation of all the engineering disciplines at Wimborne provides a unique opportunity for you to develop yourself across multi-disciplinary engineering functions.

We will provide the training and development opportunities for you to develop your own capabilities within System Engineering and the products we develop.

Essential Functions

• Develop Operational Concepts (ConOps, OpCon) and use cases for our next generation of systems
• Lead and deliver work packages across various stages of the systems lifecycle processes.
• Elicit, analyse, and manage system requirements, own the preparation of system requirements specifications in accordance with customer, legislation, human factors and business needs.
• Work with other systems engineers to ensure best practice in requirements elicitation and management, creating a SMART and therefore verifiable sets of requirements.
• Develop company best practices and use to create system/sub-system architectures and the decomposition, allocation of requirements into sub-systems and LRUs.
• Identify and clearly specify the interfaces at the system and sub-system level
• Plan and budget systems engineering activities
• Produce technical reports and Systems/Requirements Management Plans
• Influence and lead the continuous improvement of the systems engineering capability at MSD
• Act as an internal consultant for systems engineering principles and practices

Qualifications

Experience Required

• Degree in aeronautical, mechanical, electrical engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience working on complex systems for at least 5 years, with it being desirable that the experience was gained within the Aerospace, Military or safety critical Industry.
• Experience of planning, leading and executing requirements capture and systems architectures development using requirements capture tools (e.g. CRADLE, Rhapsody and DOORS NG) and other standard systems tools and methods.
• Experience of interfacing with internal and external customers to negotiate, capture, and validate system concepts, requirements and architectures.
• Understand the significance of Systems Thinking and has an appreciation of applying Systems Thinking to solve problems.
• Can problem solve, able to apply critical thinking to form opinions on issues and proposed concepts, and is self-motivated to drive issues to resolution.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes across all stages of the engineering lifecycle including exposure to industry standards such as ARP4754A, IEC15288 is desirable.
• Exposure to Model Based Systems Engineering and Modelling Languages (e.g. SysML) is desirable.
• Effective communicator in formal and informal situations.
• Must have or be eligible obtain SC Clearance.
• Chartered engineer in the UK or working towards chartership is desirable

What we offer you:

• Permanent contract in a fast-growing global company
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Flexible working solutions (home office, remote, flexible working hours, part time etc.) are implemented across different EMEA locations, check out with the site HR what type of flexible working solution is available for this role.
• We make ethics and culture matter – You will enjoy working in supportive and collaborative workplace where ethics and safety are in our DNA
• We make your perspectives matter - Different points of view are what drive innovation and collaboration, and at Eaton, innovation begins with top-to-bottom diversity. Our senior leadership is made up of individuals from diverse groups to help create an environment where employees feel represented and heard at every level.
• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen
• We make your voice matter - we value safety and trust. This is a place where you can speak up and be heard. There’s room here for everyone because we believe that every person matters.

Our recent awards:

• FORTUNE’s 2021 World’s Most Admired Companies list
• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies 2021 by Ethisphere
• Top 50 Employers List 2020 by Woman Engineer Magazine
• Best Place to work for LGBTQ Equality 2020 by Human Rights Campaign
• Named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2020 list for 13th consecutive year by 3BL Media
• 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 11th consecutive year by Corporate Responsibility Magazine
• ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, Sustained Excellence ranking

The Eaton Wimborne site is accredited with the IMechE, RAeS and the IET. We actively encourage membership and provide support to engineers in developing themselves to become chartered

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What you will get from us

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job: Engineering

Region: Europe, Middle East, Africa
Organization: AER MSD Mission System Division

Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Hybrid
Does this position offer relocation?: No
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time