Systems Engineering Package Lead

Job Title: Systems Engineering Package Lead 

Location: Broad Oak Hybrid – 3 days per week 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: Up to £65000 depending upon skills & 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 actively task and monitor a Systems Engineering team in line with BAE Systems’ processes, ensuring delivery of contracted outputs to the agreed schedule under the direction of the Project Engineering Manager. You will also support the delivery of budgeted tasks, bids, and installations, enabling first-line teams through effective coordination of systems, hardware, and product resources.

You will prepare and review engineering estimates and schedules, ensuring they are accurate and aligned with project goals for review by the Project Engineering Manager and other stakeholders.

Core duties: 

• Provide support to proposal writing, costing and bidding
• Forecast the required resource for each task and update the resource management toolset as directed by the Project Engineering Manager.
• Provide support to the Project Engineering Manager for the appropriate identification of engineering risks and subsequent analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering reports for Governance Meetings.
• Deputies for the Project Engineering Manager as required.

Essential Skills: 

• You will bring a good understanding and practical experience of systems engineering principles.
• You will demonstrate solid knowledge of systems engineering governance and lifecycle guidance processes.
• You will have some familiarity with hardware and software engineering values, which will be an added advantage

The Simulation & Training team:

The Systems Engineering Package Lead will be working alongside a Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager and System Design Authority to manage a team of Technical Leads and Systems Engineers to deliver a complex training system. They will also need to liaise with other supporting teams including Software, Hardware, Safety and Security.’

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:1st May 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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