System Design Authority - Radar - Flexible Working Available

Job Title:System Design Authority - Radar

Location: Great Baddow, Cowes, or Portsmouth, we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £65,000 depending on skills and experience plus bonus

What you'll be doing:

• Technical Leadership and Governance: Providing governance and technical leadership, assessing trade studies, risks, and impacts, while guiding senior engineers and creating innovative solutions
• Leadership and Review: Leading internal design reviews, acting as technical focus for Life-Cycle Management (LCM) and external reviews, and working with System Design Authorities (SDAs) to share information and challenge design principles
• System Definition and Design Integrity: Leading system definition, requirements, interface design, and ensuring design integrity, certification, and safety for radar system performance
• Customer and Sub-Contractor Interface: Representing BAE Systems as the System Design Authority at customer facilities, interface with sub-contract OEMs, achieve customer acceptance, and address technical queries
• Research and Development: Initiating and collaborating on experimental studies and research with external organisations and academic institutions to enhance product capabilities
• Independence and Integrity: Working with a high degree of independence and maintain strong technical integrity in all tasks and responsibilities

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in complex engineering system/sub-System Design and development. Degree (BEng/MEng Hons) or PhD in a relevant field suitable for application to Radar Engineering Design (e.g., STEM).
• Chartered Engineer desirable (or willing to work towards)
• Significant knowledge of complex naval systems and their key components, able to appreciate the breadth of disciplines required and how the sub-system interfaces are defined and managed
• Knowledge and experience of Lifecycle Management, Risk Analysis and Management, Reliability, Maintainability and Logistics
• Ability to present complex information and concepts to a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally by building strong relationships

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 Long-Range Radar team:

This is a great opportunity to put yourself into a dynamic Systems Design Authority role at the forefront of real world demands in the defence industry.

This customer facing varied role where all days are different will give you the opportunity to enhance your skills and invest in your career journey.

In your capacity as the System Design Authority, you will use your in-depth knowledge of Systems Engineering to tackle challenging engineering problems with products and systems, guaranteeing the Long-Range Radar's continuous efficacy and safety.

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: 3rd July 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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