Job Title: Lead Mission Systems Engineer
Location: Warton
Salary: £54,793+ depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
As a technical expert, you will get the opportunity to develop the next generation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems across the engineering lifecycle, from requirements through to design, development and implementation
The successful candidate would be expected to provide technical leadership and expertise in the development of EW Systems for the FCAS & GCAP Programme. Main responsibilities will involve:
Developing EW concepts, which meet the customer need / requirement, for the FCAS/GCAP system with international partners (Japan & Italy)
Acting as the primary Mission Systems point of contact for EW Systems within the FCAS/GCAP Programme, providing oversight / technical leadership to supplier activities in this domain area
Liaising with the international MoDs to advise during the development of EW requirements
Executing plans to deliver and undertake oversight / review of performance assessments of EW systems to support programme gate reviews, SRR and SFR
Providing technical oversight to the development of the EW requirements set being modelled in an MBSE toolset
Planning for and technical oversight / delivery of supplier activities to develop EW systems through to PDR / CDR maturity
EW System Design / development with associated areas, including Mission Data, Through Life Support, Safety-Airworthiness, Security, RF Interoperation, Electro-Magnetic Engineering & Test
Planning and implementation for EW System Integration, simulation, synthetics and test
Your skills and experiences:
Essential
Experience of working with EW and/or DASS and/or Radio Frequency (RF) systems
Experience of leading and managing engineering teams
Desirable:
A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience
Systems engineering and engineering lifecycle experience
Knowledge of systems engineering methods and tools (e.g. UML/SysML, MoDAF, MOOD, Matlab)
Experience of developing mission systems and associated domain knowledge
Ability to work in a changing and evolving environment
Innovative approach to problem solving
Ability to work in a multi-partner / multi-national environment
Holding a UK driving licence (or working towards obtaining one)
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT):
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 Lead Systems Engineers at our sites in Warton.
You will be part of the Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT) delivering the Assessment Phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. The team uses an agile work planning process to develop mission system concept options, architectures and designs for the various components of a future combat air system.
A vacancy exists for a Electronic Warfare (EW) Lead Engineer, who is responsible for the development and delivery of all EW Mission Systems Engineering activities as part of the FCAS programme.
You may also be asked to support the Customers or our Industry Partners at one of their sites across the UK and there are opportunities for national and international travel. Flexibility is key to delivering this role, with jobs allocated on an agile basis.
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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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: 30th July 2025
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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