Principal Engineer - Maritime (Modelling and Simulation), Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Principal Engineer - Maritime (Modelling and Simulation)

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Hiring smart people to solve complex challenges at Nova Systems across UK - Ireland - Singapore - Norway

Nova Systems is a global engineering services and technology solutions company, with strategically located offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. We play a key part in keeping the global community safe. We pride ourselves in being responsive to our customers and are committed to delivering our solutions in a timely way. Small enough to care, big enough to matter, we leverage the benefits of scale for our clients.

The Role

As one of our Lead Engineers, you are responsible for delivering the engineering coherence in support of Modelling and Simulation (M&S) projects that are currently being delivered by Nova. The work will include translating the user requirements to engineering designs that can be delivered by software / hardware engineers. Then monitoring the delivery of engineering aspects to check for quality and timeliness of delivery. The work will also require getting involved in the development of the M&S products across the development lifecycle.

You will need to be prepared to travel to Nova sites across the United Kingdom and customer locations. We operate a hybrid working policy but due to the nature of our clients there will be a need to undertake work onsite, at their offices.

Key Accountabilities

Translate user requirements to engineering designs.
Provide oversight of the development of M&S capabilities ensuring they are delivered on time and to quality.
Comfortable working with software engineers and data analysts solving complex technical issues.
Comfortable explaining M&S capabilities to non-technical audiences (including military operators).
Proactive engagement across the team to resolve issues as they occur.
Supporting other team members through the engineering lifecycle.
Leading the technical delivery of customer demonstrations / presentations.

Key Capabilities

Understanding of, and leading teams through the engineering lifecycle
Knowledge of software development approaches
Testing and acceptance of software/hardware
Use of engineering tools such as task management (i.e. Jira)
Generation of minimum viable products

Essential Skills and Experience

Defence Modelling & Simulation
Maritime Domain Experience including:

Royal Navy Combat Management Systems preferably with Design Authority experience.

Tactical Data Links and communications systems

Leading engineering teams
Translating user requirements to engineering artifacts
Technical demonstrations and presentations
Rapid Concepting / Prototyping
Data Analytics
UK Citizenship (We cannot accept dual passport holders)
Ability to get Security Clearence as a minimum

What's in it for you?

Up to 8.5% matched contributory pension

£3000 Annual Personal and Professional Development Allowance

£300 towards Professional Membership Subscriptions

Study Leave - 5 days/yr

25 days of Annual Leave per year plus bank holidays

Flexible working conditions

Vitality (UK) Health Insurance

Great discounts at leading retailers

Enhanced Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program for employees and family members

We are committed to increasing diversity of staff within Nova Systems International and within the aerospace and engineering sector. We welcome applications from everyone who meets the requirements of the role description, and we are committed to equal opportunity, equal treatment, and respect for every individual.

At Nova Systems International we are proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognize the value that serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and military families bring to our business.

We offer, and value, flexible working and we are also proud to be committed to mental health awareness and to actively support the wellbeing of our team. If you have special access requirements, please do let us know.

AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE Whilst we appreciate the knowledge and support you could bring to this campaign we do NOT require any agency assistance. Any unsolicited CVs received will be considered a gift

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Industries
Engineering Services, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Defense and Space Manufacturing

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