Senior Systems Engineer / Team Leader

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer/Team Leader

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,863 + Depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Understanding and capturing device and system control requirements


• Develop Functional Architecture and interface definition


• Produce control model concepts, then detailed design models and test harnesses


• Verify and Validate textual requirements in preparation for delivery


• Documenting the design


• Contributing to safety analysis of the products


• Maintain consistent communication across the AVC ‘One Team’ construct


• Develop and harmonise processes in line with Maritime and Air Sector policies


• Capture Learning From Experience (LFE)


• Leading or coaching other team members in the above


• Lead a team within an agile working environment, generating and maintaining backlogs of work


• You will be expected to lead and support the work and professional development of others, offering guidance and support, and sharing your knowledge, expertise and best practice

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience or qualification in a relevant STEM subject such as Aeronautical, Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Maths, or Science


• Competence in Mathworks tools to apply Model-Based Systems Engineering principles, tools, and techniques, primarily Simulink and its Test


• For Team Leadership roles, responsibility for overall team leadership and management, including task management, prioritisation, performance management, staff development, cost control, and technical quality


• Demonstrable knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle with the ability to apply good systems engineering practices to your work


• Demonstrated experience in Mechanical, Actuation, Control, or Fluid Systems Engineering, ideally within marine or aerospace applications or a similar engineering or technology-focused industry


• Capable in Microsoft Office packages with the ability to develop competence in more specialist toolsets as necessary

Desirable

• Experience in modelling and simulation of both classical and advanced control systems


• Knowledge of system testing and qualification processes


• Understanding of safety engineering and its application to system design and assurance


• A background in developing products within the broader systems engineering lifecycle


• Familiarity with system modelling and simulation toolsets such as DOORs, SCADE, SySML, and other Mathworks tools


• Experience in Engineering Project Management, including AGILE working awareness


• Professional Institution accreditation

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 Active Vehicle control (functional development team) Team:

Working in the Active Vehicle Control (AVC) Functional Development Team offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Model-Based Design (MBD) development and integration of advanced control systems. This role involves collaborating with key stakeholders across BAES Submarines to define system control requirements, develop functional architectures, and create detailed control models and test harnesses. Team members play a crucial role in verifying and validating requirements, documenting designs, contributing to safety analyses, and ensuring seamless integration with Control & Instrumentation, Platform Mechanical, and Software teams. Operating within an AGILE working environment, the team maintains and prioritizes backlogs, continuously improving processes in line with Maritime and Air Sector policies. A key aspect of the role is fostering a collaborative “One Team” approach, sharing expertise, capturing learning from experience, and mentoring colleagues to enhance overall team capability.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 19^th March 2025

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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