Senior Engineer (Requirements & Acceptance)

BAE Systems; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Coventry is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer. This role involves supporting the maturation of platform requirements and engaging with stakeholders to ensure traceability. The ideal candidate will possess systems engineering knowledge and the ability to translate technical issues. A degree in STEM or equivalent experience is preferred. A competitive salary and extensive benefits package are offered in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health discounts

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Ability to evaluate and implement solutions based on identified issues.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the maturation of platform requirements.
• Analyse requirements for traceability.
• Oversee end-to-end processing for continuous improvement.
• Support the definition/verification of acceptances.
• Assist with Verification & Validation needs.

Skills

Systems engineering domain knowledge

Ability to translate technical issues to stakeholders

Knowledge of requirements management toolsets

Ability to identify issues and implement solutions

Education

Degree level qualification (ideally STEM) or equivalent experience

Tools

Doors

Cradle

Job description

Job Title: Senior - Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptance)

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: £42,215+ depending on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the maturation of platform requirements.
• Working to analyse requirements to ensure traceability.
• Cross‑organisation stakeholder engagement.
• Overseeing end‑to‑end processing and supporting continuous improvement to mitigate technical concerns.
• Working with the wider team to support the definition/verification of acceptances.
• Assisting with the development and satisfaction of the programme's Verification & Validation needs.

Your skills and experiences

• Systems engineering domain knowledge.
• Ability to translate technical issues to a wider stakeholder audience.
• Knowledge of requirements management toolsets (e.g., Doors, Cradle).
• Degree level qualification (ideally STEM) or equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Ability to identify issues/future risk, evaluate and implement solutions.

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 team

To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a brand-new office in Coventry. BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth, and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarine programmes, which are critical to delivering our national endeavour. We offer relocation support packages across all submarine 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

16th December 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.