Principal Systems Engineer

TieTalent Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

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Job Title : Principal Systems Engineer

Location : Isle of Wight – Cowes, Chelmsford – Great Baddow or Portsmouth – BroadOak

Salary : Up to £75,900, commensurate with skills and experience. Part-time & accruing hours options available. Please contact us to discuss these options.

Take on a dynamic Principal Systems Engineering role at the forefront of real-world demands in the defence industry. Your responsibilities will include ensuring operational excellence for existing products and developing next-generation radar systems to counter emerging threats, contributing to our technology strategy. Your daily tasks will involve applying Systems Engineering principles across the entire development lifecycle, developing radar systems used by those who serve and protect us.

What you’ll be doing :

• Developing innovative solutions to evolving technical challenges in complex Radar Systems
• Applying Systems Engineering principles, techniques, and governance to develop solutions and resolve issues
• Conducting system design analysis to manage trade-offs and specify robust designs
• Leading decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system levels, managing these in tools like IBM DOORS Next
• Providing technical leadership with a holistic understanding of system solutions
• Collaborating across disciplines including electronics, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering
• Leading system integration, testing, and validation activities
• Defining system acceptance strategies and demonstrating system performance to stakeholders
• Building your profile with senior stakeholders and expanding your engineering expertise

Your skills and experiences :

Essential :

Benefits :

Includes a competitive pension, enhanced annual leave, share incentive plan, flexible working, employee assistance, Cycle2work, discounts, and potential annual incentives.

The Radar Systems Engineering team :

You will work within a close-knit, multidisciplinary team to evolve radar products addressing emerging threats. This role offers opportunities for technical leadership and career growth within a global business, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Our Cowes location is accessible from Southampton via ferry and shuttle service. We promote flexible working hours to help balance work and personal life.

Why BAE Systems?

Make a meaningful impact in an inclusive culture that values diversity and integrity. We support your potential and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Security and export restrictions apply, and candidates must meet security clearance standards.

Closing Date : 22nd August 2025

Early application is encouraged as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Additional details :

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