Senior Infrastructure Engineer

BAE Systems; Preston; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support strategic Test & Evaluation infrastructure delivery. The role involves managing complex engineering projects, engaging with stakeholders at all levels, and defining capability requirements for future programs. You'll have access to flexible health and lifestyle benefits as well as a competitive pension scheme, enabling a supportive work environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Potential annual incentive

Qualifications

• Strong background in an engineering position managing complex engineering projects.
• Excellent communicator able to engage confidently with colleagues at all levels.
• Experience with MBSE toolsets.

Responsibilities

• Support definition and delivery of strategic Test & Evaluation infrastructure.
• Integrate and deliver the plan to time, cost and quality.
• Define test and evaluation capability requirements for future programmes.

Skills

Engineering project management

Stakeholder management

MBSE toolsets understanding

Job description

Job Title:

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location:

Warton - On-Site role

Salary:

Circa £52,000

What you’ll be doing:

• The role will support the definition and delivery of the strategic Test & Evaluation infrastructure which is required to deliver the future programmes
• The successful candidate will be responsible for integrating and delivering the plan to time, cost and quality. This will involve integration across a range of internal and external suppliers
• Define the test and evaluation capability requirements for future programmes to enable the identification of required new infrastructure or the modification of existing, in order to deliver future programmes
• Delivery will be achieved through a complex mixture of internal to BAES teams and external equipment suppliers and contractors. This role will be responsible for the overall integrated programme of work across all these parties in order to seamlessly deliver the T&E capabilities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Strong background in an engineering position managing complex engineering projects
• Excellent communicator / stakeholder manager able to engage confidently with colleagues at all levels across the organisation
• Experience / understanding of MBSE toolsets

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 Infrastructure Development team:

The Infrastructure Development team within Test & Evaluation is responsible for the delivery of new or modified infrastructure / capability in order to deliver future programmes

Working within Lines of business within BAE we firstly define the requirements to their project needs and identify a solution, and appropriately deliver this through the engineering life cycle (conception through to solution handover)

In addition, we also look within the UK supply chain to identify potential collaborators / test facilities to conduct our work. Critical to the role is collaboration with the UK MoD and our international industry partners

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:

28th January 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