Senior Qualification Engineer

Job Title: Senior Qualification Engineer

Location: Rochester (On site)

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

Salary: Circa £50,000 (DOE)

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 play a key role in planning, managing, and delivering comprehensive test campaigns for both in‑house and third‑party equipment. Operating within a specialised, purpose‑built test environment, the role provides unique exposure to advanced environmental, EMC, lightning, and nuclear‑hardening test capabilities to meet the qualification requirements used throughout military and civil sectors

Core duties:

• Responsibility and management for product qualification work packages, including cost risks and opportunities
• Compiling technical test procedures in line with standards and customer requirements
• Monitoring and reporting product performance whilst undertaking environmental, EMC, lightning and nuclear hardening tests to military and civil standards
• Writing technical test reports, providing technical support to customers, and generating estimates to support new business.
• Design and manufacture of EMC Test Harnesses
• Providing support to the engineering project management team while overseeing junior personnel

Essential Skills:

• A wide range of experience in the application of EMC standards and environmental – particularly MIL-STD, RTCA DO-160, DEF-STAN
• Extensive knowledge and experience with a wide range test environments including; electromagnetic compatibility and lightning, vibration, shock, temperature, altitude, humidity, acceleration and explosive atmosphere
• EMC design knowledge
• Experience in the generation of technical test procedures and reports
• Previous responsibility for qualification work packages

The Qualification Team:

Working within the Environmental design-proving phase in the Environmental test lab. This is part of the Faraday Test Centre, which also includes a comprehensive EMC test lab. You will have the opportunity to be part of a fully equipped ‘one-stop’ qualification department with a large and varied customer base. This role will offer excellent opportunities for career progression. You will also have the chance to work with a diverse and extensive range of products, including those created for military as well as commercial purposes.

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: 10th June 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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