Job Description
Job Title: Naval Radar Principal Systems Engineer
Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes
Salary: Up to £70,600 commensurate with skills and experience. Part-time & accruing hours available.
Take on a dynamic Principal Systems Engineering role at the forefront of real-world demands in the defence industry. You will ensure operational excellence for existing products and develop next-generation radar products to counter emerging threats, contributing to our strategy for new technology. Your daily work will be diverse and exciting, applying Systems Engineering principles across the entire development lifecycle of radar systems used by those who serve and protect us.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Develop innovative solutions to evolving technical challenges for complex Radar Systems faced by our customers and end-user communities.
2. Apply a broad range of Systems Engineering principles, techniques, and governance to steer and develop technical solutions and resolve engineering issues.
3. Conduct system design analysis to manage trade-offs of system parameters, characterising and specifying robust product designs.
4. Lead the decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system levels, managing these within approved tools like IBM DOORS Next.
5. Serve as a technical focal point with a holistic understanding of system solutions, leading analysis activities and design decisions, and guiding your team.
6. Collaborate with specialists across electronics, electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines to direct and realize overarching system design solutions.
7. Oversee system integration, test planning, and execution.
8. Define and communicate system acceptance strategies and evidence demonstrating system performance across operational scenarios to stakeholders.
9. Build your profile with senior stakeholders and expand your engineering knowledge base through these activities.
Your skills and experience:
Essential:
* Understanding of areas such as signal processing, target track extraction, object classification algorithms, and system and sensor resource optimization.
* Knowledge of factors affecting real-world sensing system performance and their impact on measurement accuracy and timeliness.
* Experience with Systems Engineering standards (e.g., ISO 15288) and principles.
* Experience presenting technical and non-technical information in formal settings.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, 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 Radar Systems Engineering team:
You will work as a Principal Systems Engineer within a close-knit, multidisciplinary radar team, developing our radar portfolio to address emerging and future threats. This role offers opportunities to enhance your skills and pursue career growth within a global company, with support for learning about cutting-edge radar techniques and advancing in technical leadership.
Enjoy flexible and hybrid working arrangements, with our Cowes workplace accessible via ferry from Southampton and BAE shuttle services.
Our evolving work approach provides flexibility in working hours, including part-time, accruing hours, and adaptable start and finish times, allowing you to balance work, on-site responsibilities, and personal life.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you can make a real difference. We foster an inclusive culture that values integrity and merit, empowering you to reach your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, especially from underrepresented communities, including women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. If you have a health condition that might affect your assessment performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.
Please note that many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions based on nationality and background, with a minimum requirement of Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher security vetting may be required for some roles, involving 5-10 years of continuous residence in the UK.
Closing date: 20th May 2025
We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.
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