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# Principal Systems Engineer / Solutions Architect - Naval Communications

- **Company:** Thales Group
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, Bug Reporting
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/systems-architect/thales-group-job107813463

## About the Role

* Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex systems programmes
 * Strong background across the full systems engineering lifecycle (requirements, design, integration, V&V, acceptance)
 * Experience working within structured governance frameworks and design review milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
 * Ability to define system and subsystem specifications from high-level requirements
 * Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including customer-facing experience and leading design reviews
 * Knowledge of naval environments and constraints (e.g. shock, vibration, EMC, TEMPEST, safety, cyber, ILS)
 * Experience with naval communications systems, infrastructure, and operational architectures is highly desirable
 * Familiarity with installation, commissioning, and trials in a naval or defence context
 * Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in complex, fast-paced programme environments

## Description

You will play a critical role in defining, developing, and delivering end-to-end systems solutions for naval communications. Working across bids and live programmes, you'll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, shape solution architectures, and ensure successful delivery through all lifecycle phases-from concept through to deployment and in-service support., * Lead the definition of technical solutions, from requirements capture through to system architecture and design

 * Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver solutions to cost, schedule, and quality
 * Support bid activities by interpreting customer requirements and shaping robust, competitive solutions
 * Plan, estimate, and deliver engineering work packages aligned to programme objectives
 * Ensure compliance with engineering governance, including Thales Chorus 2 and project Engineering Management Plans
 * Manage technical risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies throughout the lifecycle
 * Own and maintain the system design baseline through to customer acceptance
 * Support integration, verification, validation, qualification, and acceptance (IVVQ) activities
 * Lead technical investigations and resolve system-level and equipment-level issues
 * Review and manage design changes, problem reports, and technical queries
 * Prepare and present key design documentation, including validation and certification artefacts, This is an opportunity to lead the design and delivery of mission-critical naval communication systems at scale. You'll work on cutting-edge programmes, influence system architecture decisions, and collaborate with global teams to deliver innovative solutions that operate in some of the most demanding environments.


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