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Contract

Principle Systems Engineer

Hunter Selection
Stevenage
money-bag £500 - £600/day
Posted: 09 September 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 09 October 2026
Ref: 225587657

Principle Systems Engineer (Outside IR35)

Stevenage

-500 - -600 a day

6 months initial contract with opportunity to be extended to 12 months


Our client is seeking an SME Principal Systems Engineer to provide end-to-end technical ownership of a new physical system on a contract basis. You''ll be the go-to technical authority for the programme, leading requirements definition, system architecture, and technical decision-making from concept through to delivery, ensuring the project is successfully completed.

Roles/Responsibilities

  • Own system requirements, architecture and technical direction.
  • Act as the senior technical authority for a complex engineering programme.
  • Lead multidisciplinary design, integration and problem-solving activities.
  • Direct and challenge suppliers, partners and specialist engineering teams.
  • Drive verification, validation and product qualification.
  • Engage customers and stakeholders while shaping systems engineering best practice.
  • Travel across the UK and occasionally internationally to support customers, suppliers, trials and engineering partners.

About You

  • Experience owning requirements, architecture and technical delivery.
  • Experience within the defense industry.
  • Strong systems engineering background in complex products or platforms.
  • Proven integration, test and qualification experience.
  • Ability to solve challenging multidisciplinary engineering problems.

Please click apply or email your CV / resume to [ (url removed) ]". - - Jack Jenkins - (phone number removed)

INDENM

If you are interested in this position please click ''apply''.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.


Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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