Job Title: Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering (Integration, Verification & Validation)

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Onsite

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing

  • You will work closely with internal system integration teams, Combat Systems groups, Operations teams, and (later in the programme) MOD and ship staff, to support successful delivery
  • You will also develop and maintain test strategies and test procedures for combat systems, ensuring integration, verification, and validation activities are clearly defined
  • You will be mentoring and supporting testing activities, bringing combat systems to life through structured test execution and fault investigation
  • You’ll support the integration of combat system equipment onboard platforms, ensuring systems are brought to build state safely and effectively
  • You will produce clear, practical installation and test documentation to be followed onboard the platform during equipment installation and trials
  • You’ll be contributing to system readiness and acceptance activities, supporting trials, defect resolution, and continuous improvement of integration approaches

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

  • Experience with the installation, configuration, and testing of Category 3 systems and equipment
  • Practical involvement in testing and trial activities, including preparation, execution, and follow-up
  • Fault investigation and resolution skills within multi-faceted systems
  • HNC in an Engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience gained in a similar environment

Desirable:

  • Background in defence, naval, or IT environments
  • Experience in commissioning activities, particularly within advanced or safety-critical systems

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 Combat Systems – Dreadnought Build and Integration Team:

The team supports the delivery of multi-faceted combat system capability through integration, testing and trials activity. The team carries out onboard system integration, develops and executes test scripts, supports system integration testing and produces trials documentation to ensure equipment performs as intended.

Working closely with internal system integration teams, combat systems groups and operational partners, the team also supports equipment modifications onboard as programmes evolve. As the build phase progresses, they engage with MOD stakeholders and ship staff to support integration and operational readiness. With a growing team and clear opportunities for progression, this is a dynamic environment offering exposure to highly detailed systems and long-term career development.

We offer relocation support packages 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: 7th January 2025

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.

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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