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Working at BAE Systems

  • Founded
    November 1999
  • Company employees
    Around 110,000

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Join BAE Systems as an Engineering Specialist – Software Assurance in Scotstoun, Filton & Broadoak with remote working options available depending on business needs. In this role, you will provide independent software assurance across the development lifecycle for naval platforms, offering up to £70,000 per year depending on experience.

Requirements

  • Degree-qualified in a relevant subject.
  • Chartered Engineer (or equivalent) status and membership of an appropriate professional institution.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, development lifecycles, and assurance practices.
  • Knowledge of safety-related, safety-critical, and secure software in complex, regulated environments like defence.
  • Familiarity with standards such as ISO 12207 and MIL-STD-882E.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Software Assurance Standards: Ensure compliance with ISO 12207, MIL-STD-882E, and regulatory frameworks across all software elements.
  • Vendor & Supplier Assessment: Assure software supplied by vendors and partners to meet contractual and project requirements.
  • Risk & Lifecycle Mitigation: Identify and mitigate risks across data structures, information architectures, and engineering toolchains.
  • SME Guidance: Act as the project's Software Assurance Subject Matter Expert, supporting systems engineers and stakeholders.
  • Potential transition routes: People from systems engineering or quality assurance roles may bring relevant regulatory and lifecycle management skills, alongside meeting mandatory professional institution requirements.

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Specialist – Software Assurance

Location: Scotstoun, Filton & Broadoak, remote -depending upon business needs

Salary: Up to £70k depending upon 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:

As part of the RCD Software Assurance Team, you will provide independent assurance across the software development lifecycle, ensuring software products, processes and deliverables meet quality, safety, security and regulatory requirements. Working closely with systems engineers, suppliers and key stakeholders, you will support assurance activities, identify and mitigate risks, and promote best practices. Your work will help deliver robust software solutions that support critical defence capabilities and the successful integration of world-class naval platforms.

Core duties:

  • Provide independent software assurance across all software elements of the delivered platform.
  • Assure software supplied by vendors and partners, ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and project requirements.
  • Act as the project’s Software Assurance Subject Matter Expert (SME).
  • Support all engineering activities related to software as and when required.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable organisational, customer, regulatory, safety, security, and industry standards.

Essential skills:

  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles, development lifecycles and assurance practices across both developed and procured software.
  • Knowledge of safety related, safety critical and secure software in complex systems, ideally within defence or similarly regulated environments.
  • Familiarity with software assurance standards, ISO 12207, MIL-STD-882E, legal and regulatory frameworks, including configuration management, export control, licensing and IP considerations.
  • Understanding of data structures, information architectures and engineering toolchains that support software development, assurance and lifecycle management.
  • Degree-qualified (in a relevant subject), a Chartered Engineer (or equivalent) and a member of an appropriate professional institution
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BAE Systems

Engineering Specialist – Software Assurance

Broadoak, Filton, Glasgow, Scotstoun
Hybrid, Remote
Up to £70k depending upon skills and experience

The River Class Destroyer Software Assurance Team:

The RCD Software Assurance Team supports the successful delivery of the River Class Destroyer programme by providing independent assurance across the software development lifecycle. Working closely with systems engineers, suppliers and stakeholders, the team ensures software products, processes and deliverables meet required standards for quality, safety, security and regulatory compliance. Through a collaborative and proactive approach, the team helps deliver robust software solutions that contribute to critical defence capabilities and the successful integration of world-class naval platforms.

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: 26th November 2026, interviews w/c7th December

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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