Senior Systems Engineer

BAE Systems; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join their new office in Coventry. This role involves supporting the design and management of engineering solutions on key projects, participating in a culture that values diversity and inclusion. The position offers flexible working arrangements and is part of an organization that supports its employees through various benefits, including relocation support and competitive pension schemes.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Eligibility for annual incentive

Qualifications

• Experience in Systems Engineering principles.
• Technical skills relevant to engineering design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality.
• Manage requirements specific to a system or product.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance domain knowledge.

Skills

Knowledge of Systems Engineering processes and practices

Knowledge or previous exposure of the engineering lifecycle

Job description

Job Title: Senior Systems 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: Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the development of design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones
• Support the development and management of requirements specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
• Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
• Support the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for various systems
• Work with various engineering teams to improve own levels of domain knowledge and subject matter expertise

Your skills and experiences:

• Knowledge of Systems Engineering processes and practices
• Knowledge or previous exposure of the engineering lifecycle

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 Systems Engineering 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 submarines programs which is critical to delivering our national endeavour. We offer relocation support 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: 27th June 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.

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