Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering (Architecture)

BAE Systems; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global defense contractor in Yeovil is seeking a skilled engineer to support the delivery of submarine control systems. The role involves developing requirements and design solutions while ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Applicants should have a degree in a relevant STEM subject and ideally be an Incorporated Engineer. This position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in defence, maritime or closely linked industry.
• Understanding of safety and environmental regulations.
• Experience in delivering on time, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Support Engineering Managers in delivering control systems to agreed quality.
• Develop customer requirements and design solutions with the team.
• Review supplier documentation and ensure appropriate records.

Skills

Knowledge of Systems Engineering process

Experience of the engineering lifecycle

Ability to build effective relationships

Education

Degree in Engineering/Physics/Maths/Science

Incorporated Engineer status

Job description

• Applying your subject matter knowledge and domain experience to support the Engineering Managers and Sub‑System Technical Leads in delivering control systems and products to the submarine build programme to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project milestones
• Working collectively in a team, developing customer requirements, system models, use cases and design solutions
• Ensuring design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
• Understanding the contractual and performance requirements for systems and supporting the definition and associated acceptance criteria through design, build, integration, installation, and commissioning activities
• Reviewing relevant supplier documentation and ensuring it is captured and recorded appropriately
• Supporting the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems
• Building effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as inter‑business teams, MOD & industrial partners
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/ Physics/ Maths/ Science)
• Incorporated Engineer or ability to achieve Incorporated Engineer Status
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering process and practices in the defence, maritime or closely linked industry
• Demonstrable experience of the engineering lifecycle
• Knowledge of relevant engineering standards, including safety and environmental regulations and an awareness of product safety and SHE
• Salary: Circa £45,000, 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

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.

The Ocean Interfaces team: This team sits within SSNA, contributing to the development of deployable assets for the future attack nuclear submarine. The team tackles global challenges and delivers design solutions by collaborating closely with customers and suppliers. As the AUKUS Submarine programme progresses, SSNA is evolving into a truly global platform including development of novel technology. With designs advancing and orders for long‑lead items being placed, this is a pivotal time to make an impact. 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.