Senior Engineer - Computing & IT (IT Systems Infrastructure)

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

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering company seeks a Senior Network Engineer in Coventry. Responsibilities include developing network designs and ensuring compliance with safety and engineering standards. Ideal candidates hold a relevant degree or have extensive IT networking experience. This role offers a competitive salary up to £52,000 and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible and discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Relocation support packages

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support development of network architecture and component design solutions.
• Capture and manage network-related requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Produce key design documentation including network diagrams.
• Ensure network design verification evidence is complete and approved.
• Attend network testing and configuration activities.

Skills

Technical report writing skills

Network infrastructure systems design

Education

Relevant degree or IT networking experience

Job description

Job Title

Senior Engineer - Network Engineer

Location

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.

Closing Date

4th December 2025.

Application Process

When applying for this role you will be redirected to BAE systems careers site where you will be required to:

• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your CV
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

When asked source type, please select “job board advertisement” then “the IET / E+T Jobs”.

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.

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.