Senior/Principal Systems Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Milton Keynes
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Systems Engineering EV Platforms System Requirements System Architecture Traction Inverters Electric Motors Power Electronics Functional Safety

FULL DESCRIPTION

We are currently looking for a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer to lead system definition, architecture, and governance across complex e‑drive, inverter, motor, battery, and thermal domains. This role acts as a technical authority across the full systems V‑model, ensuring alignment between hardware, software, controls, and safety teams while shaping the future of advanced EV platforms.

The Senior/Principal Systems Engineerwill:

  • Define and own system requirements across electrified powertrain programmes, from vehicle level through to subsystems.
  • Lead the development of system architectures covering e‑drive, traction inverter, motor, battery, and thermal systems.
  • Maintain full traceability of requirements and technical decisions across the systems V‑
  • Serve as the technical authority for system‑level trade‑offs, integration, and performance targets.
  • Coordinate cross‑functional inputs between hardware, software, controls, and functional safety teams.
  • Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and system governance activities.

The Senior/Principal Systems Engineerwill have:

  • Strong background in systems engineering for electrified powertrain or EV platforms.
  • Proven experience defining, managing, and governing system requirements and architectures.
  • Solid understanding of e‑drive systems including traction inverters, electric motors, and power electronics.
  • Experience working across hardware, software, controls, and functional safety domains.
  • Strong familiarity with systems engineering processes and V‑model development.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

This is a unique opportunity to take a leading role in defining and governing cutting‑edge electric powertrain systems. For more information, simply click the "Apply now" button and we will be in touch with more details!

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