Hardware Team Leader

Location: Rochester

Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum

As a Hardware Team Leader, you will play a pivotal role in guiding a talented electronics design team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading both managerial and technical aspects of the team.
• Managing work packages, including cost, schedule, risk, and opportunities.
• Ensuring the engineering team meets production program demands.
• Providing technical governance and ensuring adherence to company processes.
• Driving cost and performance trade-offs.
• Overseeing Control Account Management (CAM).

Essential:

• Demonstrated high performance in leading engineering teams through the full product development lifecycle.
• Proven experience with cost and planning management tools, optimizing solutions, and minimizing impacts from dependencies.
• Experience in design and improving working practices, focusing on failure reduction and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).
• Knowledge of supporting production programs.

Desirable:

• Experience with PLD/FPGA design.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools, such as DOORS.
• Experience with work-package management tools, such as MSP or JIRA.

At BAE Systems, we offer more than just a job; we provide a pathway to a fulfilling career. Here’s what you can expect:

• A competitive pension scheme .
• Employee share plans and a wide range of flexible, discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Eligibility for an annual incentive based on performance.

In this role, you will lead a team of highly skilled hardware engineers dedicated to supporting production programs for cutting-edge products, including Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, and more. This is your chance to work on innovative projects and advance your career in a dynamic industry.

Join us and make a real difference! We foster an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought and rewards integrity. You’ll be empowered to reach your full potential in a supportive environment. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to making our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance, we encourage you to discuss potential reasonable adjustments.

Important Note: Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as nationality and residency may affect your eligibility for certain positions. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with many roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting.

18th February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!