Specialist Systems Engineer

BAE Systems; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace firm is seeking a Specialist Systems Engineer for the FCAS Platform Compute Team in Lytham St Annes. The role involves supporting system designs and managing complex computing solutions. Ideal candidates will have a STEM degree and experience in Systems Engineering, stakeholder management, and cyber security. Benefits include a competitive salary and extensive health and well-being perks. This inclusive organization values diversity and aims to empower all employees.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Green car scheme

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of Systems Engineering and the Engineering Lifecycle.
• Experience with safety and/or cyber security related activities.
• Experience working on complex computing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support overall system designs for FCAS products.
• Manage and develop less experienced team members.
• Resolve complex problems balancing business and Customer requirements.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Stakeholder Management

Cyber Security

Model Based Engineering

Object Oriented Design

Education

Degree, HND/HNC or equivalent in a STEM discipline

Job description

Job Title

Specialist Systems Engineer

Location

Warton – Onsite

Salary

Up to £62,498 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting overall system designs for FCAS products and leading various activities as part of the overall team responsible for developing computing architectures and computing hardware and software design solutions that feed directly into the FCAS programme
• Interfacing into other parts of the FCAS national and international organisation as a recognised holder of a wide range of knowledge in specialised areas of interest, which could include experience in some or all of systems architecting / concepting, IMA based computing approaches, MBSE, cyber security/cryptography, system safety, HW / SW modelling & simulation, HW / SW Tooling, Complex Electronic Hardware and / or secure networking
• Supporting establishing relationships that strengthen and forge partnerships with internal and external customers, industry partners and suppliers in the UK and international locations such as Japan and Italy
• Managing/coaching and developing less experienced members of the team
• Operating in a manner that drives effective teamwork, collaboration and engagement across customers, partners, external suppliers/teams and internal suppliers/teams
• Demonstrating ability to represent BAE Systems in Customer, Partner and Supplier meetings, seeking to work collaboratively through engineering, schedule and cost challenges
• Managing and solving complex problems, balancing business and Customer requirements and resolving issues quickly and effectively; Positively influencing Delivery Stream activities, schedule adherence and optimise engineering and business outputs

Your skills and experiences

• Degree, HND/HNC or equivalent experience in a STEM discipline
• Proven knowledge of Systems Engineering and the Engineering Lifecycle, typically experienced in applying subject knowledge in an integrated platform which involves safety and/or cyber security related activities
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders nationally and internationally at high levels of classification
• Experience working on complex computing solutions in areas such as systems management, avionics/IMA based solutions, systems integration, safety/cyber security and / or equivalent complex programmes
• Knowledge and experience in Object Oriented design and Model Based engineering tools and techniques would also be advantageous.

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 FCAS Platform Compute Team

Current focusses on advancing platform computing solutions has generated the requirement for experienced engineers to join the FCAS Platform Compute Team, enabling delivery of early life system design concepts and principles that feed directly into FCAS. The roles available includes interfacing into other parts of the FCAS national and international organisation as a recognised holder of a wide range of knowledge in specialised areas of interest, including systems architecting/concepting, MBSE, cryptography, cyber and secure networking.

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

8th 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.

Due to the festive season, there may be a delay in the processing of your application. Your application is important to us, and we will respond as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.