Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer, where your expertise in Electronic Warfare and Systems Engineering will drive the development of innovative software solutions. You'll lead technical discussions, engage with key stakeholders, and ensure that mission data analysis capabilities align with cutting-edge Radar designs. This role offers a hybrid working environment, competitive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a diverse and inclusive culture. If you're passionate about technology and eager to contribute to groundbreaking projects, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Green car scheme

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of Electronic Warfare and Systems Engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discussions and requirements elicitation with stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver formal requirement specifications in line with timescales.

Skills

Electronic Warfare

Systems Engineering

Model Based Systems Engineering

Post Mission Data Analysis

Education

Degree in STEM

HND/HNC in Engineering

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

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Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer, Warton

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Client:

BAE Systems

Location:

Warton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £47,683-£52,426 (depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

Do you have a background in Electronic Warfare and a good understanding of Systems Engineering? This role will specifically involve leading the development of the Post Flight Analysis aspects of a future integrated software capability, which will enable the Generation, Validation and Analysis of Mission Data. The work is being carried out using Model Based Systems Engineering, modelling the solution within Cameo, and capturing requirements with the DOORS toolset.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading technical discussions and requirements elicitation with internal and external stakeholders including inter-business teams, MoD & industrial partners
• Ensuring the proposed design is captured within the requirements management tools and modelling environment at an appropriate level of authority
• Develop and deliver formal requirement specifications and other systems engineering artefacts in line with programme timescales
• Maintain close engagement with the Radar Supplier to ensure the Post Flight Analysis capability is aligned with the Radar design
• Support development of early careers pipeline within the department

Your skills and experiences:

• A degree educated in a STEM subject, HND/HNC with sound experience of the Engineering Lifecycle, or equivalent relevant industry experience
• A strong understanding of Electronic Warfare and sensors
• A strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles including the Engineering Lifecycle
• Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering and use of the Cameo toolset
• Operational experience of performing post mission data analysis

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 Electronic Warfare Future Capability team:

The Mission Enablement Electronic Warfare team design, develop and integrate a suite of electronic warfare products for the Eurofighter partner nations, KSA and Qatar. These products allow the nations’ air forces to develop, test and validate their Typhoon mission data before being loaded to the aircraft. The EW Future Capability team are responsible for developing a new cutting-edge integrated software solution that will replace the individual SW applications that are in service today, to enable the introduction of the latest Radar onto the Typhoon Platform.

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: 20th May 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.