Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Isle of Wight, Cowes – Onsite only

Salary: Up to £66,300 (dependent on skills and experience)

Part time & accruing hours available’ Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role description:

An experienced Professional Engineer applying Systems Engineering principles to radar system development across the full lifecycle, from requirements definition and design through integration, acceptance, support, and disposal. The role involves analysing performance data from modelled and real-world systems to develop system and sub-system solutions meeting functional and performance objectives. It provides technical leadership in evolving existing radar products and developing new capabilities. The role resolves complex engineering challenges at system and sub-system level, with engagement at the system‑of‑systems level.

Core Duties:

• Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex Radar Systems that our customers and end-user communities are facing
• Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of principle system parameters in order to characterise and specify robust product design
• Apply and champion the Systems Engineering principles of ISO 15288 to the design and build of complex Radar systems through the entire engineering lifecycle from requirement definition to system integration and customer acceptance into system support and disposal
• Demonstrate the decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system level and manage these in an approved toolset such as IBM DOORS Next, and create and/or facilitate production of associated design requirement specifications
• Direct and undertake system design decomposition and architectural modelling to subsystem level, including associated external and internal interface definition & manage architectural models in an approved toolset such as CATIA Magic (Cameo) or Enterprise Architect

Essential Skills:

• You’ll hold higher education qualifications (or equivalent experience) in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline
• You’ll have achieved, or be in the process of achieving, Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent capability), working towards relevant professional accreditation, or possess significant relevant experience
• You’ll have strong knowledge and experience of Systems Engineering principles, applying systems thinking and holistic approaches to complex design and development challenges
• You’ll be well versed in relevant Systems Engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288, ISO 24641)
• You’ll have experience of requirements management (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration management

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 Future Radar Team:

Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology. Building on our heritage of cutting‑edge, world‑leading radar products, we are rapidly evolving our portfolio to enhance existing capabilities while pioneering brand new systems designed to counter emerging and future threats across the battlespace. Through close collaboration with our customers and sustained investment in exceptional talent, we are committed to remaining at the forefront of defence innovation and defining the next generation of radar solutions for Future Air Dominance

Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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 23rd April 2026

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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