Senior Engineer (IT Systems Infrastructure)

BAE Systems; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company based in Coventry seeks a Senior Engineer - Network Engineer. This role involves supporting network architecture and design solutions, capturing requirements, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Candidates should have a relevant degree or experience in IT networking and proven skills in network systems design. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a competitive salary of up to £52,000. Join a team that values diversity and fosters growth in engineering talent.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree or have IT networking experience.
• Possess good technical report writing skills.
• Experience in network infrastructure systems design.

Responsibilities

• Support development of network architecture and design solutions.
• Manage network-related requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Produce design documentation, including network diagrams.

Skills

IT networking

Technical report writing

Network infrastructure systems design

Education

Relevant degree or experience in IT networking

Job description

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Network Engineer

Location: Coventry - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £52,000 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Support development of network architecture and component design solutions, with minimal hands‑on responsibility
• Capture and manage network‑related requirements and acceptance criteria across systems and platforms
• Produce key design documentation, including network diagrams, interface specifications and parts requirements
• Ensure network design verification evidence is complete, traceable and formally approved, meeting agreed time, cost, and quality targets
• Maintain compliance with all contractual, safety, environmental and engineering standards
• Attend network testing and configuration activities to support validation and ensure design alignment

Your skills and experiences:

• Hold a relevant degree or have experience within an IT networking background
• Have good technical report writing skills
• Proven experience of network infrastructure systems design

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 Platform Complex Systems Delivery Team:

BAE Systems Submarines is entering an exciting period of growth in the new Coventry office to attract top engineering talent. As part of this team, you will play a key role in developing platform system designs—focusing on network design, technical decision‑making, and ensuring supplier compliance through design reviews, testing oversight and delivery guidance. This is an office‑based hybrid position with minimal hands‑on engineering, ideal for someone confident in system‑level thinking and supporting technical outcomes across multi‑faceted submarine programmes supporting a vital national endeavour.

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.

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: 4th February 2026

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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