Principal / Senior Systems Engineer – IV&V

BAE Systems; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Principal Engineer to integrate the SSNA product architecture. Responsibilities include delivering integration workstreams and collaborating across organizational boundaries. Ideal candidates have strong team leader experience and knowledge of engineering frameworks. Offering up to £60,000 salary and comprehensive benefits including a competitive pension, flexible health plans, and potential relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in integration of complex systems required.
• Ability to manage and coordinate across dispersed teams.
• Experience in delivering engineering assurance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver product integration workstreams to meet obligations.
• Facilitate collaboration across engineering boundaries.
• Define and govern Whole Boat Design policies and processes.

Skills

Team leader/mentoring experience

Knowledge of engineering frameworks

System engineering principles

Job description

Position Overview

The SSNA Whole Boat (Product Architecture and Integration) team: This team has a main responsibility for integration of the SSNA product architecture, working across system, major function and whole boat levels of the design. This also includes integration of product architecture at a system and component level, as well as at a major function and major system level, including supporting the delivery of high‑level product assurance and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Delivering product integration workstreams to meet customer and contractual obligations; resolving engineering conflicts between disciplines, systems and capabilities.
• Integrating activity and solution development; meeting a coherent and prioritised set of demands, tailoring and applying engineering processes, tools, and approaches to develop innovative and creative solutions to contracts and specifications.
• Facilitating collaboration across organisational engineering boundaries, e.g., by running working groups and monitoring and driving progress against actions and metrics.
• Defining and governing Whole Boat Design policies, processes and guidance.
• Utilising support from more junior engineers within Whole Boat to deliver integration activities.
• Ensuring developed SSNA major systems and functions are clearly defined, integrated and configured.
• Performing appropriate engineering coordination and review activities to provide engineering assurance.
• Applying knowledge of engineering framework(s) and engineering lifecycle.
• Applying system engineering principles and ways of working.
• Managing effective stakeholder engagement across functional and organisational boundaries.
• Managing complex tasks through dispersed teams.

Qualifications

• Team leader/mentoring experience required for the principal level role.
• Knowledge of engineering framework(s) and engineering lifecycle.
• System engineering principles and ways of working.

Desirable

• Submarine or complex military product knowledge.

Security and Background Requirements

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, at minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants typically must 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.

Salary and Benefits

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience. In addition, BAE Systems offers a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, and 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.

Additional Information

We have two roles available – each at different levels. 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.