Systems Engineer

Job title: Systems Engineer 

Location: Dorchester. On site

Salary: Circa £ 54,000  

What you’ll be doing:

·        General Systems/Hardware engineering activities across the engineering lifecycle

·       Act as the point of contact with customers and/or suppliers in assigned areas on engineering matters, to resolve relatively complex problems and issues and to maintain awareness in both parties of priorities and objectives

·        Provide help and direction to less experienced team members to support both their effective working and their development

·        Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority

·        Maintaining a level of SQEP for the role through personal and professional development

·        Produce reports of a technical nature or plans and present information to line manager, project management team and peers

• Delivering allocated tasks within budget and to timescales as agreed with the project management team

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A good understanding of the engineering lifecycle with a focus on installation and testing of hardware assemblies.

·     A good understanding of systems/hardware engineering methodologies and practices.

• Experience with using systems engineering tools eg. CAD, SysML

Desirable:

·        Knowledge and experience in COTS hardware and assembly of cabinets

·        Experienced in production of design documentation, design activities, integration, verification and validation

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 System Engineering team:

As a Senior Systems/Hardware Engineer, you will be required to perform a general Systems/Hardware engineering role within the METOC team. Major tasks and activities include, Production of design documentation, Installation of hardware on ships, development and management, design activities, integration, verification and validation. The role will provide you the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the delivery of the METOC system to the Type 26 Batch 1 & Batch 2 and Hunter(Australia) programmes, based from the Dorchester office.

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: 25th June 2025. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 7th July.

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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