Principal Engineer Defence

Principal Engineer

Gateshead (Onsite)

£50k - £65k DOE

Role details:

We are working with a Defence Consultancy who provide innovative and complex defence solutions for land, sea and air. They design and build ruggedised electronic solutions for a wide range of applications and purposes.

They are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead on all technical and engineering matters. Providing design, development, delivery and in-service support on a range of systems including Communications Information Services, Fighting Vehicles and Electronic Warfare.

Responsibilities:

• Providing day to day technical and engineering consultancy.
• Liaison with clients, suppliers, Project Managers, senior managers, and other product &
• project stakeholders.
• Line Management of designated staff.
• Providing authorisation of documents and drawings pertinent to the designated field/product/project.
• Preparation of, and leading of various Reviews

Requirements:

• Technical capability and an awareness of new developments in the associated field of engineering
• Ability to attend and lead client meetings and present visual presentations.
• Ability to breakdown tasks into a SOW and delegate tasks accordingly
• Competent to use a configuration management application to approve and direct document production.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the role, you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.