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Senior Systems Engineer
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Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Warton - 3 days a 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: £51,772+ 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.
Job Description:
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for leading Requirement derivation and modelling of the different Capabilities/Services within the Support Solution for placing onto Suppliers (Typhoon Level 2 standard).
Core duties:
- Supporting Workshops with both internal and external (Customer and Industry) Stakeholders
- Leading Requirement reviews with both internal and external (Customer and Industry) Stakeholders
- Modelling of the Interfaces between the Services which make up the Capabilities within the Support Solution
- Generating Interface Control Documentation (ICDs) for the Services within the Support Solution
- Leading Engineering Lifecycle Management (LCM) Design / Phase Reviews
- Collaboration and development of working relationships with the Typhoon Radar and Avionic areas within the Business
- Managing deliverables against a baselined Schedule
- Supporting cross-functional discussions
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Essential Skills:
- A degree or equivalent experience in a STEM related discipline
- Systems Engineering experience across a full engineering lifecycle/LCM
- Knowledge of Avionics
- Experience of DOORs
The ECRS Mk2 Radar Ground Support Solution team:
There is a requirement for a Senior Systems Engineer within the ECRS Mk2 Radar Ground Support Solution team working within the wider Mission Enablement Team.
The ECRS Mk2 Radar Ground Support Solution team are on contract to develop the System Definition for the Future Support Solution for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The future Support Solution will allow the RAF to do the following for an ECRS Equipped Typhoon Aircraft: Mission Data Generation, Mission Data Evaluation, Mission Data Validation & Verification, Mission Data Post Flight Analysis and Mission Planning.
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.
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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: 7th October 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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