Job Title:
Combat Systems Engineer – External Communications
Location: Frimley, Portsmouth
Broad Oak or Weymouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible
working arrangements – please Salary: Negotiable depending
on experience What you'll be
doing: Capturing and
agreeing technical requirements in accordance with company and
programme processes
Reviewing technical
solutions against contractual requirements and regulations for
compliancy
Design documentation generated,
captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company
processes
Design change requirements and
documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in
accordance with company processes
Captured and
agreed input to appropriate Verification Cross-Reference Index
(VCRI), Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans (ITEAP)
and Qualification Plans
Understand and
interpret the User Needs, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and
Concept of Use (CONUSE) and be able to derive the technical and
functional requirements for specific external communications
systems
Ensure design proving evidence is
comprehensive, captured within the requirements Understand the contractual and performance requirements
for external communications systems and support the definition and
associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build,
integration, installation and commissioning LCM process using
CADMID Understand and support the flow-down of
requirements to suppliers and acceptance of their specific
deliverables, ensuring it is captured and recorded
appropriately
Provide specialist technical
support to shipbuilder installation, integration activities and
commissioning activities (included in-service refitting
authorities)
Provide technical support to
integrated performance and acceptance activities, including
acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance
by the customer Your
skills and experiences:
Essential:
Knowledge of
external (over the air) communications systems in the maritime
defence domain and have a comprehensive understanding of how such
systems and associated activities interact with the overall
platform (knowledge of the whole radio frequency spectrum,
Data/Voice Communications and Systems Network Architecture).
Platform and ideally sea experience in an operational, build,
trials or in-service support environment in order to have gained an
understanding of the operational needs and requirements of a Combat
System, and to help be credible with the Customer and
User
Have good awareness of Product Safety and
Good communication skills and be able to interact with
stakeholders Desirable:
Knowledge of the complete engineering
lifecycle with some experience of operating in a number of phases
of the Engineering Lifecycle
Benefits:
As well as a The ECS (External
Communications Systems) team: You
will be joining a tight knit and diverse team who are always
looking to share their knowledge / This role will have you 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 Please be
aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security
and export Closing Date:
27th November 2025 We reserve the
right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for #LI-AG1 #LI-Hybrid