Principal Engineer – Systems Engineering (Development & Integration)

BAE Systems (New); Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead a talented team in developing cutting-edge combat systems. This exciting role involves mentoring engineers, evaluating new technologies, and designing innovative system architectures. You will be at the forefront of integrating and managing future combat systems, contributing to the effectiveness of submarines in service. With a focus on inclusivity and professional growth, this position offers a dynamic work environment where your skills will make a significant impact. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence and innovation in defense technology.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in relevant IT or STEM subject required.
• Experience in managing small engineering teams or projects essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor early careers engineers to deliver projects.
• Evaluate new technologies through literature and practical experimentation.

Skills

Systems engineering practices

Team management

IP network design

Agile development processes

Education

Degree in IT or STEM subject

Tools

Simulation tools

HMI design tools

Job description

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer (Development & Integration)

Location: Frimley, Weymouth or Filton. 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:

• Managing and mentoring a small team of early careers engineers to ensure they have the skills and support required to successfully deliver our projects
• Evaluating and assessing new technologies, both through literature review and practical experimentation and demonstration
• Defining and refining requirements for future combat system development
• Designing and prototyping future combat system technologies and supporting environments including state-of-the-art system architectures, semantic information modelling, and artificial intelligence/machine learning
• Designing and implementing trials of future technologies alongside existing combat systems
• Working with other engineering specialists to understand the impacts of security and safety controls on the combat system design, architecture, components, interfaces and data
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of infrastructure hardware such as servers, network switches and firewalls
• HMI design and usability testing
• Simulation and analysis of real-world battlespace environments

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant IT or STEM subject (Science / Technology / Engineering / Maths)
• Working knowledge of systems engineering practices in the design and development of integrated electronic and computer systems
• Experience in managing small engineering teams or projects

Desirable:

• Experience in IP network design and configuration
• Experience with agile development processes and toolsets
• Understanding of relevant engineering standards, including safety and environmental regulations.
• Member of an appropriate professional institution; Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership

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 team:

This is an exciting opportunity to work on fast-paced programmes and projects, helping us to design, develop, integrate, manage and support combat systems for in-service and future submarines. You will be working to design, rapidly prototype and develop future combat system architectures to enhance future submarine operability and mission effectiveness. You will also be responsible for investigation and exploitation of candidate technologies for improving and enhancing the combat systems offering, ranging from horizon scanning and maturity assessment through to practical demonstration and trials within a laboratory environment or by deployment at sea. 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, 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: 11^th February 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.