Job Title:
Hardware Team Leader
Location: Rochester –
Onsite
Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum
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 Hardware Team
Leader, you will
lead a team of highly
skilled and experienced hardware engineers responsible for the
support to our production programs within products such as Helmet
Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors and other
associated safety critical technology.
Core duties:
You will be providing managerial and technical
leadership of an
electronics design team
You will be involved
in work package management ; cost, schedule, risk
and opportunities
You will be ensuring the
engineering team is supporting the production program
demand
You will be providing technical
governance and ensuring adherence to company processes
You will be leading cost and performance
trade-offs
Essential
Skills:
You will be
able to demonstrate high performance and achievement in leadership and management of engineering teams
through a full product development lifecycle
You will have proven experience / knowledge of
cost and planning management tools/ optimising
solutions and minimising impacts from dependencies/ product design
and work package control
You
will have experience of design and identifying improvements to
working practices and team skill development. Alongside root cause
and target areas of improvement, focusing on failure reduction and
MDBF
It is desirable you will have experience
of the Safety Critical Systems, requirements management tools, such as DOORS
or work-package management tools, such as MSP,
JIRA
The Hardware
Team:
You will be working as part
of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative
hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted
& Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active
Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical
technology.
This role will provide you with the
opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a
member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to
progressing your career in this industry.
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 June 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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