Radar Systems Architect

BAE Systems.; Carnforth; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace organization in Carnforth is seeking a Radar Systems Architect to design sensor architectures and provide technical leadership. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in sensor architecture. This role offers hybrid working options and a competitive salary, along with an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative international environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret customer requirements.
• Experience in sensor architecture.
• Proficiency in system specifications and interface definitions.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer capability needs into sensor system architectures.
• Define clear specifications and interface requirements.
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert providing trusted guidance.

Skills

Ability to effectively capture and interpret customer capability requirements

Experience in sensor architecture

Proficiency in developing system specifications

Skilled at explaining complex technical concepts

Demonstrated experience in sensor testing

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or RF Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job title: Radar Systems Architect

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: £54,793-£60,326 Dependent on skills and experience

What you'll be doing

• Translate customer capability needs into sensor system architectures that deliver mission-critical performance
• Define clear specifications and interface requirements to drive robust and scalable sensor designs
• Communicate complex technical concepts with clarity, enabling knowledge sharing and informed design decisions across teams
• Ensure compliance with airborne software and firmware safety standards, maintaining the highest levels of assurance and certification
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing trusted guidance to colleagues, stakeholders, and decision-makers

Your skills and experiences

Essential Skills

• Ability to effectively capture and interpret customer capability requirements
• Experience in sensor architecture, assessing contributions from multiple sensors to deliver end-user capability
• Proficiency in developing system specifications, interface definitions, and design documentation
• Skilled at explaining complex technical concepts, contributing to design decisions, and sharing knowledge across teams
• Demonstrated experience in sensor testing at equipment and system level
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or Radio Frequency (RF) Engineering

Desirable Skills

• Awareness of airborne software/firmware safety and assurance processes
• Experience working in multi-partner, multi-national projects and collaborative environments

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 Radar Team

Join us and take the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology within the Typhoon ETRS Mark 2 jet, one of the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world. In this role, you will be the Subject Matter Expert for your department, providing technical leadership, guiding design decisions, and helping to shape the future of airborne sensor systems.

You will work closely with internal teams and partner nations across Europe and the UK, providing hands-on support, sharing expertise, and driving collaborative solutions. This role offers exposure to complex, high-profile projects and the chance to influence strategic decisions that have a real operational impact.

In addition, you'll stay at the forefront of emerging technologies, continuously expanding your skill set through professional development and practical experience. Your contributions will be recognised and rewarded, with clear opportunities to grow your career within a world-class organisation that values innovation, expertise, and collaboration.

If you are passionate about advanced aerospace systems, enjoy working in a collaborative international environment, and thrive when solving complex technical challenges, this is the role for you.

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

Closing Date: 15th October 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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