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# Principal Vehicle Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Jonathan Lee Recruitment
- **Location:** Coventry, UK
- **Salary:** £97,500.0 - £110,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, SC Clearance
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jonlee.co.uk/job/72397-principal-vehicle-systems-engineer-coventry-west-midlands/

## About the Role

* Engineering degree or equivalent relevant qualification
 * Strong systems engineering experience
 * Experience leading complex engineering development programmes
 * Requirements management experience, including DOORS
 * System design and analysis experience using SysML
 * Experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle
 * Strong supplier/subcontractor management skills
 * Excellent communication, influencing and customer-facing skills
 * Willingness to travel within the UK and potentially overseas
 * Eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)

Experience within defence, protected mobility, military vehicles or automotive engineering would be highly advantageous.

## Description

* Provide technical and systems engineering leadership across vehicle programmes
 * Develop and manage system and subsystem requirements
 * Support system architecture, specifications and design solutions
 * Work closely with engineering teams, customers, suppliers and subcontractors
 * Lead technical activities through design, integration, test and acceptance
 * Support design reviews and resolve complex engineering issues
 * Produce high-quality technical documentation and brief senior stakeholders


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