Senior Engineer - Combat Systems (Navigation)

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Job title: Senior Combat Systems Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. 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:

1. Ensure compliance against contractual requirements and that work is undertaken in accordance with company, safety, environmental, contractual and local business processes, standards, procedures and documentation
2. Understand the contractual and performance requirements for navigation systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities
3. Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for navigation systems
4. Provide technical support to shipbuilder installation and/or integration activities (included in-service refitting authorities)
5. Provide technical support to integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

1. Demonstrable Systems Engineering experience, including managing requirements and acceptance activities, systems design and integration
2. An understanding of lifecycle management
3. HNC / HND or equivalent qualification or experience
4. Experience of creation of technical documentation
5. Change management experience

Desirable:

1. Understanding of DOORs and Enterprise Architect
2. Previous navigational experience/knowledge (e.g. experience in Inertial systems/GPS systems/Gyro systems)

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Integrated Combat Systems Team:

Would you like to play a key role in the development of navigation systems for the UK's new submarine platform? We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Engineer at our sites in either Barrow, Bristol, Weymouth or Frimley.

The team will be helping design and develop safety critical navigation systems for the Astute submarine class. These systems are safety-critical and mission-critical and provide cutting edge capability to the Royal Navy.

This role will provide you with the ability to gain experience of combat system interfacing of navigational systems and provide the opportunity to work on a high-profile engineering programme, enabling you to interact with several internal and external stakeholders including the Ministry of Defence.

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 require higher 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: 25th April 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.