Senior Systems Engineer

Salary: £59,491+ depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

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Job Description:

The Senior Systems Engineer will play a key role supporting the development of the future support solution for the Royal Air Force's European Common Radar System (ECRS)-equipped Typhoon aircraft. Working within the Electronic Warfare Solutions (EWS) environment, you will be involved in the early stages of the engineering lifecycle, collaborating with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to help define and deliver innovative support capabilities.

Core Duties:

• Lead security-focused engineering working groups, coordinating activities across internal teams, customers, and external partners.
• Define and deliver security solutions, ensuring requirements, technical documentation, and interface specifications are developed and maintained effectively.
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee engineering activities to ensure delivery against programme schedules and milestones.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, supporting the successful integration of security capabilities into the wider solution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government, military, industry, and supplier organisations.
• Represent the programme at security and technical governance forums, influencing decisions and ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Collaborate with wider aircraft and mission systems teams to ensure security solutions are integrated and aligned with broader programme objectives.
• Lead security-related design reviews and engineering lifecycle activities, ensuring solutions meet technical, regulatory, and customer requirements.

Essential Skills:

• Degree qualified in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Knowledge of security and cyber engineering principles, including relevant standards, frameworks, regulations, and assurance processes.
• Experience working with avionics, electronic warfare (EW), mission systems, or other complex defence systems.
• Understanding of security requirements development, technical documentation, and systems integration activities.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and influence stakeholders across multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of the engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, design, integration, verification, validation, and in-service support.

The ECRS Mk2 Ground Support Solution Team:

The ECRS Mk2 Ground Support Solution Team sits within the Electronic Warfare Solutions (EWS) organisation and is responsible for developing the future support solution for the Royal Air Force's ECRS Mk2-equipped Typhoon fleet. Working at the forefront of advanced radar and mission support capability development, the team collaborates closely with engineering specialists, customers, suppliers, and key defence stakeholders to define and deliver secure, integrated support solutions.

The team operates across the early stages of the engineering lifecycle, shaping how mission data is generated, evaluated, validated, and used to support operational effectiveness. Engineers work in a highly collaborative environment, partnering with organisations such as the RAF, UK Ministry of Defence, industry suppliers, and security authorities to develop innovative solutions for one of the UK's most advanced defence programmes. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team delivering cutting-edge capabilities that will support the next generation of Typhoon operations.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 3rd November 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.