Principal Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Portsdown Technology Park, Portsmouth

Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing of the tool setup, configuration and scenario files, such as Wireshark Dissectors
• Maintaining of the toolset that is deployed across the integration labs
• Performing post event analysis of the recorded Combat System data
• Organising and conducting toolset training
• Carrying out the configuration management of the deployed toolset
• Developing the future tools and maintaining the toolset roadmap

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive software & script development experience on Windows and Linux platforms in most of the following: C/C++/C#, Shell scripts, Perl, Python, PHP, SQL
• Sound understanding of IP networks
• Good understanding of virtualisation technologies & containerisation
• Understanding of how synthetic environments support system integration and how they interface to the system under test
• Good understanding of systems engineering methodologies and experience of the full lifecycle

Desirable:

• Ability to grasp emergent technologies and understand how these can be applied to existing or future integration tools
• Able to respond to rapidly changing circumstances
• In depth understanding of data recording and/or analysis tools such as Wireshark, and their application over the integration lifecycle

Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline.  

Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Combat Systems Integration Services (CSIS) – Tools & Technology (T&T) team:

Within this team you will be developing and maintaining the integration, test, and analysis support infrastructure for the Naval Ships Combat Systems Maritime Integration & Support Centre, along with providing technical support to both our internal and external customers. This is an exciting opportunity for you to work on various current and future defence projects, allowing you to gain exposure to a wide range of stakeholders. With a lot of opportunity for continuous learning, you will be able to explore and work on current and emerging technologies.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 15^th October 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 21^st October.

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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