Engineering Manager – Systems Engineering

BAE Systems; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company seeks an Engineering Manager in Systems Engineering to drive advanced engineering delivery. This role involves managing engineering resources, ensuring the application of systems engineering principles, and implementing innovative techniques in a hybrid working environment. This position offers competitive compensation along with a range of flexible benefits and the chance to make a real impact in transformative engineering projects.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leadership and management of engineering teams.
• Experience in delivering complex systems engineering projects.
• Qualified in STEM with knowledge of MBSE techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage and integrate resources in the engineering delivery team.
• Deliver systems engineering work streams within the Transformation Programme.
• Lead and manage engineering staff effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Management of complex tasks

Systems Engineering Principles

Model Based Systems Engineering

Project controls

Risk management

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Systems Engineering tools

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Manager – Systems Engineering

Location: Coventry. 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:

• Management and integration of resource in the engineering delivery team; leadership of engineering resources, delivery of packages of work, involving the establishment of effective cross business Systems Engineering Capability, utilising new and existing technologies, requiring multiple interfaces with customers and suppliers

• Delivery of systems engineering work streams within the Systems Engineering Transformation Programme

• Managing off load resource including agreeing direction, approving deliverables and contract obligations have been met and renewing/defining new contracts and management through the approval process

• Leading and managing engineering staff

• Performing appropriate engineering planning, management and review activities

• Ensuring engineering capability and capability enhancements/developments are delivered consistent with changes in customer and market requirements, focusing on the development and deployment of Model Based Systems Engineering techniques within the business

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven experience in the Leadership and management of teams, preferably in the context of complex system development

• Experience in the application and development of Systems Engineering tools and techniques, including the following:

  • Management of complex tasks through dispersed teams

  • System Engineering Principles and ways of working

  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Techniques

  • Architectural Frameworks

  • Systems Engineering Processes

  • Project controls and risk management

• Experience of managing offload contracts/resource

• Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) degree qualified

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 Systems Engineering Transformation (SET) team:

Our team is at the forefront of transforming systems engineering within the business and key programmes. We are committed to modernizing our approach by implementing industry best practices and innovative techniques. Focused on evolving engineering processes, we aim to revolutionize the way we work, ensuring alignment with cutting-edge methodologies to drive efficiency and excellence across our programmes.

You will be leading one or more aspects of the SET project related to diverse Systems Engineering topics such process and information frameworks, architecture and modelling, system maturity and business capability. You will be pivotal in managing how the SET product and deliverables integrate into wider business processes, delivering long term business change.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 24th July 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.

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