Principal Systems Engineer

Job Title:

Principal Systems Engineer

Salary:  Circa £67,000 dependent on skills and experience

Location:

Broad Oak, New Malden, Frimley – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please  speak  to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

What you’ll be doing :

Ensuring that the FTEWA TDP (Force Threat Evaluation & Weapon Assignment, Technical Demonstrator Programme) solution meets the product vision, interpreting product requirements, making and documenting high level design  decisions  and specifying the technical solution.

The software design artefacts including:

Analysis  of System and Software requirements;

System specification;

Internal and external interface definition;

Identifying and  managing  technical risk;

Sell-off of product requirements.

Following and supporting the Dev Sec Ops  approach to development including:

Coordinating the design activity across component design and architectural features;

Identifying which elements of the design are being brought into the next Sprint(s) and ensuring that there is sufficient maturity in the design;

Ensuring the system and software design integrity and safety meets the required maturity and quality for the FTEWA TDP product.

Technical assurance of engineering outputs, including detailed designs, interface specifications and qualification evidence.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

System and Software Design

Ability to manage complex technical issues and make engineering judgements based on own knowledge and experience

Hands-on  knowledge of Enterprise Architect

Experience of operating within the Agile software development methodology (Dev Sec Ops )

Experience of the Azure cloud computing environment

Knowledge and experience of:
Requirements Analysis, Configuration Management, Human Factors, Interface Analysis, Performance Analysis, Product Safety

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to  candidates  who are already professionally registered.

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 Naval Ships Combat Systems FTEWA TDP team:

The BAE Systems Naval Ships Combat Systems FTEWA TDP Team (Force Threat Evaluation & Weapon Assignment, Technical Demonstrator Programme) use  cutting edge  technologies to design, develop, integrate and support naval combat system products that enable navies to protect nations. The team contributes to the Naval Ships core product, the Combat  Management  System, is the ‘brains’ of the ship, allowing crews to understand the tactical situation and to rapidly respond to potentially life-threatening situations.

This role will help to ensure that naval crews around the world can continue to receive and utilise the most modern capabilities possible in a  challenging  and ever-changing environment. We offer significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop with us.

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 …