Job Title:
Systems Engineer
Location:
Portsmouth Naval Base. 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 £43,000 depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
Applying Systems Thinking to
complex
system
challenges
Assisting Principal and Senior Engineers in providing stakeholder requirements elicitation,
analysis
and
management
to ensure systems engineering deliverables are developed to satisfy stakeholder needs
Understanding and applying strategies around system development across a typical lifecycle, from requirement elicitation through to qualification, including integration, verification and validation activities
Supporting identification of system emergent properties, trade-offs, optimisation, risk
management
and verification activities
Liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient engagement in support of system realisation
Working with multiple Asset
Management
Service Hubs to tailor and deliver the Systems Engineering capabilities and services as required
Utilising Model Based Systems Engineering Tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect) to capture system definition
Your skills and experiences:
Experience of V-model or the full product lifecycle
Developing Systems Engineering experience and exposure to the ISO 15288 lifecycle
Familiar with Model based Systems Engineering and Digital Enabling Technologies, including relevant toolsets and collaborative work environments
An awareness of marine/ship systems would be desirable but not compulsory, for example- HVAC, Fuel Systems, Gas Turbine Services, Fresh Water Services, Sea Water Services, Black and Grey Water Systems, Bilge and Sullage Systems, Gas Systems, Intake and Exhaust Systems, Chilled Water Systems, Lub Oil and Hydraulics
Be qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in Systems Engineering or a related discipline, being a member of a relevant professional body, and be working towards an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) level, with an
ambition
of obtaining professional registration in the future
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 Systems Engineering team:
Join the Asset
Management
Warship Technical Authority’s high-performing Systems Engineering team, delivering whole-ship, systems, and equipment engineering support across the Naval enterprise. This role offers
hands-on
experience in requirements definition and
management, system decomposition, and platform
management
systems. It further provides a broad exposure to Asset
Management
service hubs, including maintenance
management, supply chain, data and digital, through the practical and tailored application of advanced systems engineering toolsets and
principles .
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.
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:
7th January 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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