Integration Lead Engineer

Job Title: Integration Lead Engineer

Location: Warton, Onsite

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

Salary: £59,491 + Depending on 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.

Job Description:

As an Integration Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of all Domain & Requirements Mission Systems Engineering activities as part of the FCAS/GCAP programme.

Core duties:

• Managing Agile planning, tasking and reporting processes
• Leading the technical delivery of Technology Development activities being undertaken by strategic partners
• Supporting Quality & Performance Improvement initiatives within the Sensing & Non-Kinetic Effects Team (SANKE)
• Sensing & Non-Kinetic Effect System Design/development with associated areas, including Mission Data, Mission Management, Through Life Support, Safety-Airworthiness, Security, Interoperation, Engineering & Test
• Leading the Sensing & Non-Kinetic Effects Integration team with responsibility for two team members
• Holding key relationships with key strategic partners relating to international and national programmes

Essential Skills:

• A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience
• Systems / integration engineering and engineering lifecycle experience
• Knowledge of systems engineering methods and tools (e.g. UML/SysML, MoDAF, MOOD, Matlab)
• Experience of leading and managing engineering teams

The Mission Systems Delivery Team:

You will be part of the Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT) delivering the Assessment Phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. The team uses an agile work planning process to develop mission system concept options, architectures and designs for the various components of a future combat air system.

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: 6th August 2026

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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