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Job Title: Mission Systems Engineer

Location: Warton / Brough

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

Salary: £47,683+ (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

You will be part of the Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT) delivering the Assessment Phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. The team uses an agile work planning process to develop mission system concept options, architectures, and designs for the various components of a future combat air system. The role will also require you:

Deliver advanced mission systems engineering capabilities to our customers while developing and evolving the technologies
Lead and support team meetings / DSUMs / Agile reviews
Manage / help / direct less experienced Systems Engineers, e.g. an apprentice
Manage the creation of Engineering documents that form part of the Systems Engineering process Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience
Systems engineering and engineering lifecycle experience
Knowledge of systems engineering methods and tools (e.g. UML/SysML, MoDAF, MOOD, Matlab)
Experience of developing mission systems and associated domain knowledgeDesirable

Some experience of working in an agile environment
Experience of managing engineers
Presentation skillsBenefits:

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 Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT):

The MSDT have a number of exciting and rewarding opportunities across their Future Combat Air Systems programme.

This specialised team delivers advanced mission systems engineering capabilities to our customers while developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations. Subject matter experts, systems architects and systems engineers are required in the following areas:Survivability, Cockpit/HMI, Stores Management, Communications, Navigation, Sensors and Non-Kinetic Effects, Electronic Warfare, EM Interop, Safety, Health Management, Mission Management, On-board Computing and Cyber Security.

These roles are UK-based and mostly in the North of England but some of your time may be based from home with regular working from our home bases of Warton/Brough and potentially at other BAE Systems locations throughout the UK. You may also be asked to support the Customers or our Industry Partners at one of their sites across the UK and there are opportunities for national and international travel.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 15th September 2024

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