Naval Radar Principal Systems Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 71,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense industry seeks a Naval Radar Principal Systems Engineer to develop next-generation radar products. This role involves applying Systems Engineering principles to enhance operational excellence and tackle evolving technical challenges. Opportunities for technical leadership and flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentives

Qualifications

• Good understanding of signal processing and system performance factors.
• Experience in presenting technical information in formal settings.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering including ISO 15288.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions for complex Radar Systems.
• Conduct system design analysis and manage requirements.
• Collaborate with specialists across disciplines.

Skills

Signal processing

Target track extraction

Object classification algorithms

System optimization

Measurement accuracy

Systems Engineering standards

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Naval Radar Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes

Salary: Up to £70,600 commensurate with skills and experience. Part time & accruing hours available

Put yourself into a dynamic Principal Systems Engineering role at the forefront of real-world demands in the defence industry. Alongside ensuring operational excellence for our existing products, there will be the opportunity to develop next-generation radar products to counter emerging threats and contribute to our strategy for new technology. Your day-to-day will be exciting and diverse as you apply the principles of Systems Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle, joining in developing radar systems used by those who serve and protect us.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex Radar Systems faced by our customers and end-user communities.
• Apply a broad range of knowledge, skills, and experience in Systems Engineering principles, techniques, and governance to steer and develop technical solutions and resolve engineering issues.
• Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of system parameters, characterise, and specify robust product designs.
• Lead the decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system levels and manage these using approved toolsets such as IBM DOORS Next.
• Serve as a technical focal point with a holistic understanding of whole system solutions, leading analysis activities, system design decisions, and providing guidance to your team.
• Collaborate with specialists across disciplines including electronics, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering to direct and realize overarching system design solutions.
• Oversee system integration, test planning, and execution.
• Define and communicate system acceptance strategies and provide acceptance evidence demonstrating system performance across operational scenarios to stakeholders.
• Build your personal profile with senior stakeholders and expand your engineering knowledge base through these activities.

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• A good understanding of some of the following areas: signal processing, target track extraction, object classification algorithms, system and sensor resource optimization.
• Knowledge of factors affecting real-world sensing system performance and their impact on measurement accuracy and timeliness to meet challenging design objectives.
• Understanding and experience of Systems Engineering, including standards such as ISO 15288.
• Experience in presenting technical and non-technical information in formal settings.

Benefits:

Competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits including a green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts, and potential annual incentives.

The Radar Systems Engineering team:

You will work as a Principal Systems Engineer within our close-knit, multidisciplinary radar team, evolving radar products to address emerging and future threats.

This role offers opportunities to enhance your skills, take on technical leadership, and develop your career within a global business. You will be supported in growing your expertise in contemporary radar techniques, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements available.

Our Cowes workplace is accessible from Southampton via ferry and BAE shuttle service. We promote flexible working hours, including part-time, accruing hours, and flexible start and finish times, to help balance work and personal life.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place to make a real difference. We value, reward, and foster an inclusive culture that celebrates integrity and merit. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in our industry, including women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. If you have a health condition that may affect your performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Please note that many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, including nationality and background checks. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with higher vetting levels requiring 5-10 years of continuous residence in the UK.

Closing date: 20th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.