Digital Engineering Team Lead

BAE Systems; Cowes; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Cowes is seeking a Digital Engineering Team Lead to apply technical knowledge for complex Radar designs. The role involves team leadership, mentoring engineers, and coordinating engineering estimates. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in Electronic Engineering, with solid PCB design experience and knowledge of digital devices. This position offers competitive benefits, a supportive work environment, and an excellent opportunity for career advancement within a global organization.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Qualifications

• A degree in Electronic Engineering or closely related subject.
• Solid understanding of the digital design process and PCB design.
• Experience in the full design process including requirements and sign off.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical knowledge for complex Radar designs.
• Lead and mentor the Digital Engineering team.
• Coordinate Digital Engineering estimates for bids.

Skills

Team leadership

Electronic Engineering

Digital PCB design

Requirements generation

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering or related subject

Tools

FPGAs

Job description

Job Description - Digital Engineering Team Lead (00132400)

Digital Engineering Team Lead - 00132400

Job Title: Digital Engineering Team Lead

Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight - on site

What you’ll be doing:

• Applying technical knowledge in the Digital and Electronic domain for complex Radar designs
• Team leadership and mentoring of the Digital Engineering team
• Responsible for the learning & development of the Digital Electronic Engineers working across the Radar product area
• Subject matter expert in Electronic Engineering discipline
• Coordinate Digital Engineering estimates in support of bidding activities and cost to complete estimates

Your skills and experiences:

• A degree in Electronic Engineering or strongly related subject
• A solid understanding of the digital techniques design process including requirements generation, design and implementation. Knowledge of complex digital PCB design. Knowledge of digital devices in particular FPGAs
• Enough knowledge to be able to specify against these technologies and communicate with specialists in these areas - digital, analogue, RF and electrical
• Experience in the whole design process from requirements to design assurance and sign off
• Team leadership , people development, mentoring, succession planning and resource demand forecasting experience
• Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment

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 MFR Team:

You will join our close-knit, multi-function radar team as a Digital Engineering Manager , working alongside a diverse group of inter-disciplinary engineers. In this role, you will help shape and advance our radar portfolio—spanning both established systems and innovative new products designed to meet emerging and future threats. This is an excellent opportunity to deepen your expertise and grow your career within a global organisation. You will be supported in expanding your knowledge of modern and cutting-edge radar techniques, with the chance to further develop your technical leadership skills and responsibilities.

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 part time hours, 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?

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 8th January 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.