Thomas Search are delighted to be partnering with a leading defence research and development organisation who is looking for a Principal Systems Engineering Team Leader in Hampshire. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to work across ground-breaking innovations and be part of a growing professional community. The Role As a Principal Systems Engineer you will lead a team of Systems Engineers and operate working across multiple projects delivering your own portfolio of work. Day-to-day, you will assimilate a broad view of programmes, technical challenges and deliver systems engineering artefacts across multiple projects showing a deep interest in the effective productisation of science and technology. Your responsibilities will include: Working with discipline and professional leads to shape toolsets, artefacts, training and best practice Mentoring, peer reviewing and advising on professional best practice both directly and throughout your team Setting, discussing and tracking individuals goals and performance, including gathering feedback, 121s and calibration activities Advancing your teams professional skills, knowledge and behaviours Applying deep or broad systems engineering principles and practices to engage with the team delivering on actions Advising on suitable deployments for your team, Chief Engineers, Programme Leaders, resource Managers and related stakeholders as necessary Essential experience of the Principal Systems Engineer: Robust understanding o