Deputy Product Owner – Systems Engineering

Job Title: Senior Product Owner

Location: New Malden or Bristol or Portsmouth, hybrid –1 day per week on site, this role will require routine travel to other southern BAE sites within UK

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £68,520 depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What you’ll be doing:

Working with the INTeACT Product Owner and a collaborative team of software engineers, technical specialists and delivery leaders developing next-generation capabilities for the Royal Navy. Working with modern technologies and agile practices, you will contribute to mission-critical solutions that have a real operational impact. This is an exciting opportunity to influence technical direction, solve complex engineering challenges, and play a key role in a long-term programme alongside a highly skilled and supportive team.

Core duties:

• Define and communicate the INTeACT product vision, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs, business objectives and long-term roadmap.
• Own and prioritise the product backlog, creating and managing Epics, Features and User Stories to guide software development activities.
• Provide oversight of agile delivery, participating in Scrum events, reviewing sprint progress and accepting completed work against agreed requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to set product priorities, support design reviews and drive the successful delivery of mission system capabilities.

Essential skills:

• Extensive software engineering experience gained within complexenvironments, with a good understanding of software-intensive and systems-based solutions.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering processes, methodologies and lifecycle practices, including Agile and DevSecOps, with the ability to make sound technical decisions and resolve complex engineering challenges.
• Proven experience leading the design and development of complex software products or systems, balancing technical, cost, schedule and quality requirements while influencing stakeholders and mentoring others.
• Qualified to HND/degree level in a STEM related discipline. Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer (or have an expectation to work towards that) or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution

INTeACT Team:

You will join INTeACT, a collaborative team of software engineers, technical specialists and delivery leaders developing next-generation capabilities for the Royal Navy. Working with modern technologies and agile practices, you will contribute to mission-critical solutions that have a real operational impact. This is an exciting opportunity to influence technical direction, solve complex engineering challenges, and play a key role in a long-term programme alongside a highly skilled and supportive team.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd November 2026, interviews for this role will take place w/c 9th November

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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