Principal Systems Engineer

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Principal Systems Engineer lead Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance activities for advanced electro-optical and infrared sensing systems within the GCAP environment.

This is an important systems engineering leadership role, responsible for defining and executing the system integration and verification strategy from detailed design through integration, qualification, acceptance, and transition to production. The successful candidate will shape both physical and digital integration approaches, ensuring robust verification of complex multi-disciplinary systems in a highly demanding defence environment.

The role offers the opportunity to influence next-generation sensing capability, working across national and international teams on technically challenging programmes.

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