Job Title: Test Equipment Engineer – Hardware (Electrical & Electronic)

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak. 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 £52,600 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.

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:

As a Test Equipment Engineer – Hardware, you will provide critical engineering support to the underwater system test equipment used across the UK. You will play a key role in ensuring high levels of equipment availability while also improving, upgrading, and designing new test equipment.

This role combines hands‑on fault diagnosis, hardware design, and in‑service support, working closely with a highly experienced team of engineers. You will work on unique defence systems that you won’t find elsewhere, with real hands‑on responsibility for test equipment design, fault‑finding, and in‑service support. You will be a trusted technical contributor to the wider In‑Service Support Group, supporting both current operations and future capability.

Core Duties:

Design, improve, and introduce electrical and electronic test equipment, including upgrades driven by obsolescence and capability improvement

Lead and carry out hardware development activities, producing circuit diagrams, wiring schedules, specifications, and supporting design documentation

Take technical ownership of selected in‑service test equipment, ensuring availability, reliability, and safe operation

Diagnose and fault‑find complex, specialist test equipment to component level, often working independently on challenging technical issues

Contribute to the design assurance and safety of underwater system test equipment, ensuring compliance with company, national, and international standards

Compile, review, and approve engineering designs, changes, tasks, and concessions, and act as a technical representative during off‑site investigations or trials when required

Essential Skills:

You will have a qualification in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or a closely related discipline (HNC, HND, or Degree level)

You will have proven experience in test equipment or hardware design

You will have a strong background in fault‑finding, repair, and investigation of electronic test equipment

You will have the ability to create and interpret circuit diagrams, electrical drawings, and technical documentation

The Test Equipment Team:

You’ll be part of an experienced engineering team of around 10 hardware and software engineers, working on long‑term programmes, offering stability, technical depth, and clear opportunities to develop your career. You’ll be working alongside engineers with deep domain expertise, offering strong opportunities for learning, development, and progression. The team reports the Test Equipment Team Leader who reports into the Engineering Manager.

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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