Senior Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

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: £52,084 - £57,344 depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Taking responsibility for a team of engineering staff, managing and taking responsibility for changes to FESS subsystem changes throughout the Product Lifecycle
• Capturing, managing, and implementing design changes for Aircraft Capability, System Enhancements, User Requirements etc. for the Typhoon customer aircraft maintenance software application.
• Creating an appropriate solution that serves both business and technical needs for the delivery of upgrades to the industry and customer Typhoon FESS
• Production and management of design change artefacts, including the application of Requirements Management best practice and relevant processes
• Ensuring sufficient rigor is put into requirements validation and verification, to remove technical risk
• Providing support for the full project lifecycle from requirements through to deployment and maintenance
• Ensuring that all documentation is produced and managed within a configuration-controlled manner meeting the required quality assurance process

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience of Systems Design or Software Design/Development
• Experience of using at least one full project lifecycles (Agile, V-Model, Waterfall etc.)
• Proven problem analysis and resolution skills

Desirable:

• Experience working within a military or aerospace role
• Knowledge and experience of requirements management

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 FESS System Design team:

The ESS (Engineering Support System) design team, design the Typhoon maintenance software. All maintenance data from the Typhoon is recorded in the ESS and helps the customer to maintain the fleet due real time flight maintenance information being captured.

A vacancy exists for a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Ground & Training Products organisation working within the ESS Systems Design team. The successful applicant will be responsible for a team of Systems Engineers capturing requirements from multiple sources and developing designs to ensure both Industry and Customer ESS systems fully support the latest and developing standards of the Eurofighter Typhoon

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: 8th March 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.

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