Principal Systems Engineer - Frenchay

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require experience in requirements capture, management and analysis.
• We require systems integration experience.
• We require verification and validation experience.
• We require a track record of successful delivery of systems engineering documentation.
• We require knowledge of supporting toolsets such as DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, Enterprise Architect, Cameo Systems Modeller, Rhapsody, MATLAB, and Simulink.
• We prefer experience with PYRAMID and modular open systems architecture.
• We prefer experience developing avionics and mission systems.
• We prefer a strong understanding of modular open standards principles.
• We prefer model-based systems engineering experience.
• We can only consider Sole UK National candidates who are eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Responsibilities:

• We help guide the scope and direction of engineering projects.
• We deliver technical consultancy expertise across a variety of customer projects, from air to sub-surface.
• We support systems engineering activity across the design lifecycle.
• We develop proposals and statements of work.
• We engage with customer representatives to identify opportunities and support delivery.
• We attend internal management and strategy meetings.
• We act as a technical authority and mentor to early career engineers.
• We guide junior engineers in project delivery where needed.
• We communicate with external stakeholders at a high level and feed information back into the business.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Support
• JIRA
• Matlab
• Security

More:

We are Synoptix, an engineering company formed in 2011 that provides solutions across Systems, Cyber & InfoSec, and Technology. We combine these disciplines to deliver a bespoke, market-leading approach, supported by expertise in commercial, legal, financial, and resource management. Our initial project is a military aviation programme focused on driving industry adoption and compliance with a modular open systems reference architecture for defence avionics and mission systems. We offer an annual company bonus, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days, flexible hybrid working, continuous professional development, online Udemy training, an electric car scheme, a bike-to-work scheme, and private health care.

last updated 31 week of 2026