Job Summary
Job Title: Digital Engineering Team Lead
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight (On site)
Salary: Up to £70,000 dependent on skills and experiences
Responsibilities
* Applying technical knowledge in the Digital and Electronic domain for complex Radar designs
* Team leadership and mentoring of the Digital Engineering team
* Responsible for the learning & development of the Digital Electronic Engineers working across the Radar product area
* Subject matter expert in Electronic Engineering discipline
* Coordinate Digital Engineering estimates in support of bidding activities and cost to complete estimates
Essential Qualifications
* A degree in Electronic Engineering or a strongly related subject
* A solid understanding of the digital techniques design process including requirements generation, design and implementation
* Knowledge of complex digital PCB design
* Knowledge of digital devices in particular FPGAs
* Enough knowledge to specify against these technologies and communicate with specialists in digital, analogue, RF and electrical areas
* Experience in the whole design process from requirements to design assurance and sign off
* Team leadership, people development, mentoring, succession planning and resource demand forecasting experience
Desirable Qualifications
* Previous experience operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment
Benefits
* A competitive pension scheme
* Employee share plans
* Extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
* Green car scheme
* Private health plans
* Shopping discountsEligibility for an annual incentive
The MFR Team
You will join our close-knit, multi-function radar team as a Digital Engineering Team Lead, working alongside a diverse group of inter-disciplinary engineers. In this role, you will help shape and advance our radar portfolio, spanning both established systems and innovative new products designed to meet emerging and future threats. This is an excellent opportunity to deepen your expertise and grow your career within a global organisation. You will be supported in expanding your knowledge of modern and cutting‑edge radar techniques, with the chance to further develop your technical leadership skills and responsibilities.
Working Flexibility
Our working approach allows flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include part-time hours, accruing hours, and flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site, and home.
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.
Security and Export Control
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.
Closing Date
23rd February 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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