Job Title: Deputy Systems Design Authority
Location: Cowes or BroadOak
Salary: Circa £85,700+ dependant on skills and experience. Part time & accruing hours available’ Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.
What you’ll be doing:
* You will be providing expert technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams working on complex radar systems, including oversight of costs and resources
* Ensure you apply and champion Systems Engineering principles across the full radar system lifecycle, from requirements capture through to system integration, customer acceptance, and support
* Support system assurance activities to ensure radar solutions meet performance, safety, and customer expectations
* You will define and deliver acceptance strategies to verify that system designs comply with technical and contractual requirements
* This role will require you to lead technical reviews, verifying that engineering designs and documentation meet business, legislative, and customer standards
* Mentor and support the development of engineers across the team, promoting best practice and continuous improvement
* Maintain strong expertise in Systems Engineering methodologies, including Model-Based Engineering, cyber security, and system safety practices
Your skills and experiences:
* Strong Systems Engineering expertise with a background in hardware design and development, acting as a Technical Authority
* Experienced in requirements and configuration management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS Next, JIRA)
* Deep understanding of full engineering lifecycles and models (e.g., Waterfall, Agile)
* Confident communicator, able to present complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences
* Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent capability) with a STEM degree or equivalent experience
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 team:
Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology, we are evolving our radar portfolio of existing and brand-new radar products to address emerging and future threats in the realm of Future Air Dominance, keeps the UK at the forefront of defence innovation in the realm of Future Air Dominance.
As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.