Lead Technologist

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Technologist

Location: Towcester – On-site

Salary: £54,700+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Guidance and documentation to support the development and embedding of new technologies and processes
• Gather customer requirements and make recommendation for potential solutions
• Generation of technical proposals and internal investment cases in support of business winning and funding opportunities
• Reviewing and approval of technical reports, presentations and other deliverables
• Identification and submission of IP opportunities (Patents)
• Liaison with both internal and external stakeholders / customers

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant Engineering / Scientific discipline, with significant amount of relevant industrial experience in a defence / security environment

A reasonable domain knowledge covering some of the following:

• Understanding of the Electromagnetic spectrum (RF/IR/EO)
• RF antennas and sensing devices
• Composite structures
• Elastomeric Materials
• Operation & purpose of scientific equipment
• Design of experiments to verify problem solving
• Microwave / IR measurement techniques
• Use of 1D / 3D RF modelling software
• An established peer network within BAE Systems and ideally externally through academia or recognised technical bodies

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Advanced Technology team:

The Microwave Materials business forms part of the BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Technology Solutions organisation and is focused on the research, development, design, and volume manufacture of materials and components used to enhance platform survivability. The material solutions are based on elastomeric, composite and coating technologies that are functionalised to provide properties in the electromagnetic spectrum and engineered to survive environmental conditions. You will provide technical leadership across a range of initiatives, driving the development of new materials and technologies to expand the existing product portfolio and enhance technical capabilities.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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: 18th June 2025

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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