Principal Systems Engineer – Architecture

BAE Systems (New); Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to play a pivotal role in the development and deployment of cutting-edge products. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on high-profile projects, collaborating with diverse engineering teams to create innovative solutions. You will be responsible for integrating complex systems and ensuring they meet customer requirements, all while enjoying a flexible working environment that promotes inclusivity and diversity. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in the Engineering lifecycle and System Engineering principles.
• Proficiency in Agile toolsets and networking protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for new product development.
• Develop and document complex system architectures.

Skills

Engineering lifecycle expertise

System Engineering Principles

Agile toolsets (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, GIT)

Interfacing, APIs, networking protocols (TCP/UDP)

Deployment and management of virtualised environments

.NET/Core, C#

Ansible

Technical assurance and quality

Maritime Combat Systems awareness

Relational databases (MySQL)

Tools

Atlassian Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

GIT

Job description

Job title: Principal Systems Engineer – Architecture

Location: Frimley

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

Salary:Negotiable dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Playing a key role in systems engineering activity for the development and deployment of new products
• Understanding our customers’ challenging needs, developing, validating, and managing requirements
• Developing and documenting complex system architectures and sub-systems, providing evidence of fitness for purpose and customer value
• Integrating systems containing electronic, mechanical and software sub-systems, understanding the potential impact across the entire system as well as interfacing platforms and equipment
• Taking accountability for technical work packages and verifying that customer needs are satisfied through qualification and test activities
• Working within a diverse group of engineers, providing guidance, and coaching to others
• Steering new systems development through implementation of best practice systems lifecycle processes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive expertise and understanding of the Engineering lifecycle
• Proficiency in applying System Engineering Principles
• Proficiency in Agile toolsets e.g. Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and GIT
• Interfacing, APIs, and networking protocols (TCP/UDP)
• Experience in the deployment and management of virtualised environments

Desirable:

• Knowledge of .NET/Core, C#, Ansible
• Working to high standards of technical assurance and quality
• Awareness of Maritime Combat Systems
• Relational databases (MySQL) on Windows/Linux platforms

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarine Combat System Development Team

You will play a key role in delivering infrastructure service components to assist in the development of next generation systems. You will collaborate with dedicated engineering teams to configure and deploy the next generation systems, as well as with multiple project stakeholders to define, detail, design and develop appropriate infrastructure service solutions to meet our customer’s needs. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on a high-profile project within the BAE Systems business which could lead to future development opportunities within the team or the wider BAE Systems Business.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 14th 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.

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