Senior IT Hardware Engineer

Job Title: Senior IT Hardware Engineer

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

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

You will translate high-level system concepts into detailed hardware designs, ensuring they are practical, clearly defined, and ready for implementation. You’ll contribute hardware expertise to bids and feasibility studies, helping shape technical solutions and ensure proposed designs are robust, cost-effective, and aligned with project requirements.

In addition, you will oversee hardware support activities, including managing spares for Simulation & Training programmes and maintaining reference equipment, while forecasting demand and identifying any concerning trends. You will also work closely with systems and software teams to resolve hardware issues during development, and develop clear installation, modification, and commissioning procedures to ensure new hardware is deployed safely and effectively.

Core Duties:

• Produce hardware design including supporting bid and estimating activities
• Build, installation and commissioning of COTS hardware systems
• Conduct hardware studies to support future business opportunities
• Maintenance of hardware at Broad Oak
• Management of In-Service spares and repairs
• Provide day-to-day mentoring and technical oversight of Hardware Support Engineer

Essential Skills:

• You will have a breadth of knowledge and experience of hardware Systems Development Lifecycle on complex systems
• You will have the ability to understand requirements to derive hardware requirements and to create hardware solutions to meet the requirements
• You will have the ability to create technical specifications in response to requirements
• You will have the ability to install and maintain hardware and networks, at a number of sites across the UK
• You will have knowledge and experience of using COTS hardware. This includes cabinets, cabinet design, wiring schedules and power distribution

The Simulation & Training Hardware Team:

The Simulation & Training Hardware Team is responsible for the design, installation and commissioning of training system Hardware located in-house and at customer sites across the UK. They provide ongoing through-life support to these systems and carry out regular Hardware upgrades to ensure they keep running smoothly. The team is also responsible for the maintenance and upgrades of the in-house reference equipment based at Broad Oak, Portsmouth.

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: 9th April 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.

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