Senior Systems Engineer - Team Lead

Would you like to be part of a specialised team that delivers advanced mission systems engineering capabilities to our customers while developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations? We currently have vacancies for Senior Systems Engineers - Team Lead at our site in Warton.

As a Senior Systems Engineer - Team Lead, you will be joining a highly skilled, professional team within the Mission Systems Community. You will be working on the latest mission systems technology such as Tempest, Typhoon and future project programmes and supporting the system requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle to ensure the product is delivered on time and within budget.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies, gaining exposure to an extensive portfolio of products both manned and unmanned, from weapons to radar or electronic warfare. You will be working across significant international contracts which will provide you with excellent opportunities for personal development.

Your main responsibilities as a Senior Systems Engineer - Team Lead will involve:

Leading and managing the complex systems programmes

Building strong working relationships with internal and external customers and leading, mentoring and developing a small team of engineers

Supporting systems requirements management e.g. capture, manipulation and management of systems requirements

Supporting the systems research and development

Managing the scheduling of activities and ensuring they are delivered in the agreed timescale and within budget

Managing the certification of the systems be supporting the integration, installation, qualification and acceptance

Analysing the systems safety requirements, structuring and partitioning of the complex systems integration

Your skills and qualifications as a Senior Systems Engineer - Team Lead:

Essential:

HNC/Degree or equivalent experience within a STEM subject

Demonstrable knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle with ability to apply good systems engineering practices to your work

Experience of fulfilling customer requirements to timescale and budget

Previous experience of leading and managing programmes

Knowledge and understanding of testing and validation lifecycle phases

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Packages i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint etc.

Desirable:

Chartered engineer or willing to work towards this i.e. CIEF

Knowledge of the European Product Safety, CE and EMC legislation

What we're looking for in you:

You will be a motivated and methodical individual with the ability to 'hit the ground running'. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills that will allow you to build strong working relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders. You will be a strong problem solver with excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.

Location: Warton

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

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If you'd like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent - at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of our Air team, you could be working at the edge of what is technologically possible, shaping the future to ensure our customers are ready to face challenges we cannot even imagine today. You could be developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations to come and supporting our customers around the globe.

Join us and you'll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

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/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.