Principal Systems Engineer - SISS

When you join our Engineering Team at Telent, you'll be empowered to innovate and drive common solutions, working closely with technical experts who are proud of the impact their work makes. Come join a high-performing team doing complex and critical work. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

The successful SISS Principal Systems Engineer will lead end‑to‑end design and delivery of complex, safety‑ and mission‑critical CCTV and video management systems across transport environments. Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations, and drive right‑first‑time engineering. This is an Agile role that will require flexibility to attend meetings at the office or client sites as needed by the projects. 

What you’ll do: 

• Provide technical oversight and direction on quality-control tests on a new CCTV/video management systems and overseeing its construction/manufacture, development and deployment
• Be the point of contact for Technical escalation that needs discipline specific expertise
• Own the engineering lifecycle; from stakeholder requirements and Concept of Operations through HLD/LLD, integration, verification & validation (V&V), testing and commissioning, to handover and as‑built documentation.
• Will provide technical oversight on creating ideas for new products or services and drawing up plans for a new design.
• Acts as a mentor for colleagues with less experience
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions 
• Ensuring projects are completed on-time with the specified budget                                                       

Who you are:

The successful person may be a CRE or CEM, be in a position of Lead or Principal Engineer already or have engineering manager skills, is a specialist CCTV designer with experience of delivering SISS projects. If you have specialist in-depth experience of complex safety and mission critical SISS, specifically CCTV and video management, who can identify issues and recommend solutions/best practices and solve complex problems to identify solutions then this could be the next step in your career.

SISS Principal Engineer Key Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience of designing complex CCTV/Video Management systems ideally in a rail environment.
• Ability to solve complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify solutions
• Customer focussed and able to deal with internal and external stakeholders
• Fully proficient in AutoCAD/MicroStation and other CAD specified software 
• Fully competent  knowledge of the quality  standards and processes and regulatory requirements
• Have experience of leading or managing technical teams
• Full UK Driving Licence 

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually 
• Car Allowance
• Employee Healthcare
• Company pension scheme 
• A range of family friendly policies 
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal 
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme. 

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We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.

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