Solution Developer

Job Description

Job title: Solution Developer

Location: Filton

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Integrating hardware and software components into tactical military communication systems

• Support the Solution Architect in creating the System Architecture and lower-level system and sub-system designs

• Develop and integrate communication systems against designs

• Perform unit testing and debugging in support of verification and validation

• Support the Solution Tester in defining appropriate Tests

• Collaborating with wider project and engineering stakeholders to realise requirements into solutions

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of working with tactical radios (HF, VHF, UHF, MESH, MANET), primarily in a dismounted setting

• Demonstrable experience in the application of TCP/IP Networking fundamentals to support MANET-focussed communication plans

• Integration and testing of ATAK Plugins and Applications into system designs

• Basic comprehension of JavaScript Object Notation, Command Prompt and PowerShell

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with strong communication and interpersonal abilities

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

As a Solution Developer you will provide the core integration resource within a lab-based development environment, bringing with you a technical background in systems integration, communication systems engineering and networking.

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: 15th December 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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