Systems Engineer Capability Development

ZipRecruiter; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Systems Engineer Capability Development to enhance engineering capabilities in a hybrid working role. Candidates should possess a STEM degree and at least five years of experience in engineering integration, demonstrating innovation and problem-solving skills. The role offers competitive salary and diverse employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Extensive health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in an engineering integration environment.
• Good knowledge of the Engineering Lifecycle.
• Experience with fulfilling customer requirements under tight timescales.

Responsibilities

• Enhance engineering capability with new tools and processes.
• Explore innovative working methods for cutting-edge solutions.
• Create technical documentation following quality management procedures.

Skills

Engineering integration

Problem-solving

Innovation

Education

Degree in STEM discipline

HND/HNC with experience

Tools

Engineering toolsets

Job description

Overview

Job Title : Systems Engineer Capability Development

Location: – Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £ 47,683 Dependant upon skills and experience

Responsibilities

• Enhance and increase engineering capability by evaluating and implementing new tools and processes for future success
• Explore innovative ways of working and think outside the box to deliver cutting-edge solutions
• Embrace and integrate new tools and technologies to stay ahead of the competition
• Play a pivotal role in transforming how products are engineered, contributing to long-term improvements
• Create technical documentation in line with Departmental Quality Management Procedures
• Provide technical support during development, ensuring clear understanding of product risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC with sound experience of the Engineering Lifecycle
• Essential: Good knowledge and experience using a wide range of engineering capability
• Essential: 5 years experience in an engineering integration environment
• Desirable: Good knowledge and experience using a wide range of engineering toolsets
• Desirable: The ideal candidate will have experience of fulfilling stretching customer requirements to tight timescales and budgets

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 Engineering Team

We are looking for experienced Engineers and Engineering Managers to complement our highly skilled and growing teams, working on cutting edge air defence projects. A career in Engineering Integration affords a fantastic opportunity to build on your solid engineering experience and to develop your career.

About Engineering Integration

Our Engineering Integration leads, manage complex engineering projects through all stages in their lifecycle, from concept to delivery. We lead the integration of systems to deliver high quality engineering solutions that meet our customers needs. A role in Engineering Integration will provide a broad understanding of our Engineering activities and offer the opportunity to work across many of the business functions and engineering disciplines that are necessary to design and develop our Systems of System platforms.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

Diversity & Inclusion

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, minorities, people with disabilities and individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Security & Vetting

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 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 at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Application

Closing Date: 16th September 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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