Communications Design Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Communications Design Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Weymouth, Portsmouth – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Undertaking functional design, providing specialist advice, and producing evidence in support of legislative, safety, and technical requirements
• Liaising with internal and external customers as part of a technical team
• Undertaking peer reviews
• Articulating and presenting technical arguments, clearly, logically and simply

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• A relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or, Mathematics (STEM) Degree or equivalent qualification and experience within an engineering background.
• Demonstrable experience of working in different engineering lifecycle phases
• Proven track record of system or equipment design in communications and / or electronics
• Experience of digital data networks
• Technical report writing skills and experienced in requirements definition and management

Desirable

• Have or be working toward relevant Professional Registration (CEng)

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 Submarines Solutions team:

You will be helping to define and shape the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation attack class submarine and will be working to implement novel internal communications technology and concepts whilst collaborating with colleagues within the Integrated Combat Systems business, wider stakeholders, suppliers and the Royal Navy.

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: 22nd May 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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