Senior Combat Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Combat Systems Engineer

Location: Scotstoun, Hybrid – 3 days per week on site

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 £49,000 dependent 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.

Job Description:

Assist the Technical Lead in producing and developing multi-layered designs and compartment layouts in line with specifications, quality standards, and customer requirements. Conduct detailed design appraisals across assigned ship areas to ensure design intent is fully maintained.

Support installation, set-to-work, trials, and acceptance activities. Investigate system obsolescence affecting installed ship components, while continuously developing skills to provide technical support across disciplines and promote best practices to improve processes.

Core duties:

• Develops and maintains skills and capabilities to be able to provide technical support and knowledge to other design Disciplines as required. (seeking and sharing good practice and knowledge to continuously improve practices and processes).
• Assist with the production / maintenance of design artefacts in support of Detail Designers to ensure that Combat Systems compartment layouts are viable and in line with design intent.
• Provide support to resolution of technical issues through Installation, Setting to Work and Trials activities.
• Applies Systems Engineering and Lifecycle Management Processes to ensure design viability.

Essential Skills:

• You will bring an HNC/HND in an engineering or scientific discipline (or equivalent experience), demonstrating a good technical foundation.
• You will have a solid understanding of the systems engineering design lifecycle and how it applies in practice.
• You will have experience in system physical and functional integration across design, build, commissioning, and acceptance within a highly regulated environment.

The Combat Systems Physical Integration Team:

Join the Type 26 Combat Systems Team, working across the full ship lifecycle and multiple platforms. The team covers gunnery, communications, sensors, infrastructure, and navigation, supporting everything from concept to sea trials while guiding technical change and obsolescence to deliver next-generation Royal Navy frigates.

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: 22nd April 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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