Overview
Job Title: Senior Radar Systems Mathematical Modeller
Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes, Broad Oak or Great Baddow. We offer flexible working arrangements – Part time & accruing hours available. Please discuss options with us.
Salary: Up to £63,150 commensurate with skills and experience. Part time & accruing hours available. Please discuss options with us.
Responsibilities
* Conduct mathematical modelling and simulation development, devising and evolving algorithmic and design solutions to meet system capability and performance requirements of complex radar systems.
* Utilise mathematical modelling and simulation to identify and develop performance enhancements and novel solutions to improve existing radar product capability and evolve future associated technologies.
* Develop novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues that our customer community are facing.
* Support multi-disciplined engineering teams in the realisation, implementation, verification and validation of algorithmic and design solutions for deployable radar systems.
* Conduct system performance analysis and design trade-offs of principal system parameters to characterise and define design constraints and limitations in various operational scenarios.
* Undertake system performance analysis of integration and post-trials data to inform radar system design solutions and to generate customer acceptance evidence.
* Apply Systems Engineering knowledge (e.g. ISO 15288) to design and develop solutions and resolve engineering issues for a range of products and engineering situations.
Your Skills and Experiences
* A strong mathematical and engineering mindset with an innovative approach to problem solving for resolving complex technical and system-level requirements.
* Experience with mathematical simulation tools/languages (e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, Pearl, Python, MathCAD).
* An understanding of factors that can affect real-world radar system performance and how these can impact modelled or simulated performance prediction.
* Further education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline.
Benefits
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Systems Modelling & Simulation Team
You will be working as a Systems Mathematical & Simulation Modeller within a radar product team of inter-disciplinary engineers from a bespoke portfolio of new and existing products as part of our Products delivery stream. This position provides excellent opportunities to develop both your own skills and advance your career within Maritime Services and the wider company.
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 ensure 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. Factors such as your nationality, 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 at 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: 24 September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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