Principal Consultant - Systems Location - Bristol - Hybrid role Salary: £70K-£80K plus bonus, pension, medical and many benefitsOur client provides science and technology consultancy expertise to help solve the most complex challenges faced by mission-critical defence programmes.Their defence practice works in partnership with national government bodies, international institutions and global prime contractors on developing and leveraging next-generation technologies, enterprise transformation, feasibility analysis, system engineering, and programme delivery across SandT, Maritime, Air, Land, Joint, and defence digital projects.The Systems team manage requirements at all stages of the Systems Engineering lifecycle, including elicitation of capability/user requirements, generation/management of system requirements, testing and acceptance.What we''re looking for re role of Principal Systems Engineer The right applicant for this role will be someone who has a consultancy or Defence background, with the ability to work autonomously or within engineering and cross-functional teams. As a Principal Consultant you will be responsible for:Team leadership: Motivating, coaching and managing the performance of team members. Leading team meetings to share knowledge, co-ordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues.Capability Development?: Developing and maintaining systems engineering service offerings aligned to account demand signal and collaborating with other department