Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Frimley, Filton or Manchester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting with specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise in the development of engineering processes. Identify the need for, develop, communicate, and maintain processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle.
• Supporting with the governance of engineering activities. Understand and articulate the role of governance within and beyond Engineering
• Undertake governance activities from planning through delivery and issue/recommendation implementation
• Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the correct tools and documentation and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority

Your skills and experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a STEM subject
• Attained or progressing toward Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in process management and governance practices within complex programmes
• Strong understanding of the engineering lifecycle, with hands-on experience in the relevant phase of the role and awareness of the full lifecycle
• Technical expertise in how their work fits within the broader product, platform, or program context
• In-depth knowledge of related projects, products, programmes, domains, disciplines, and functional teams within submarines or equivalent external organizations

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will leverage your subject matter expertise and domain experience to support submarine programs by developing and maintaining process documentation and related materials, as well as contributing to governance activities, strategies, and designs. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also requirehigher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 21st February 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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