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Principal/Senior System Engineer
Principal/Senior System Engineer-March 2024
Glasgow
Mar 28, 2026
About Principal/Senior System Engineer

  Your Impact:

  At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

  People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

  In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

  Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

  About the Opportunity

  We require a new addition to our growing Cyber Security Nuclear team in the North West. We are looking for a systems engineer who has experience across the systems lifecycle delivering large programmes that involve complex systems integration. You will be highly familiar with the technical, technical management, and agreement processes defined in ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 – Systems and Software Lifecycle Processes. You will be reporting to the Nuclear Technical Lead.

  Specifically, we are looking for an individual that can undertake, manage, or govern:

  Requirements development at system, subsystem, and component level

  System Architecture and System Design development, including the production of interface specifications

  System integration activities

  System verification and validation activities

  System operation and maintenance activities, including a good knowledge of Integrated Logistics Support activities

  The definition of a Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)

  Ensuring subordinate engineering management plans are in alignment with the SEMP

  Engineering estimation (e.g., for change packages, risk management activities, or trade studies).

  Engineering planning

  Engineering resource allocation and coordination

  Provide technical assistance to Business Development when necessary

  Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders

  Here's What You'll Need:

  We have a strong team culture at Jacobs where every member strengthens the team with their own experience, so even if you feel you don’t have experience in everything listed below, we’d still like to hear from you.

  Relevant Systems Engineering experience, with proven success in both project delivery and bid wins

  Understanding of the commercial Win-Plan bid processes within the typical Critical National Infrastructure industrial marketplace

  Excellent presentation and written skills and can analyse complex problems

  Experience of UK Nuclear or MOD programmes

  Strong understanding of requirements management and requirements decomposition

  Experience of Systems Engineering QA and Line management for large multi-disciplinary Systems Engineering teams

  Managed systems engineering governance regimes in line with industry best practice

  Understanding of managed services, ITIL, ITSM & SIAM

  Ability to hold security clearance

  Our Culture

  Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. (https://careers.jacobs.com/life-at-jacobs/)

  We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity?_ga=2.1062705.1096535124.1626879887-1704311048.1575562676)

  Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role

  If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team (https://www.jacobs.com/contact/careers2) ..

  Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know. (https://www.jacobs.com/contact/careers2)

  #LI-Hybrid

  #divergent

  Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

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