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Job Title: Systems Engineer

Location : Dorchester, hybrid- 4 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 £54500 depending 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.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Systems Engineer within the Combat Systems team, you’ll support the design, development and delivery of complex defence systems across the full product lifecycle. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll help define requirements, develop system designs and models, produce key engineering artefacts, and support testing and acceptance activities, ensuring solutions meet high standards of performance, reliability and assurance.

Core duties:

• Lead and support the development of Combat Systems solutions throughout the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition and system design through to testing, acceptance and implementation.
• Produce, maintain and manage key systems engineering artefacts, including system requirements, specifications, interface definitions and design documentation.
• Analyse customer and product requirements, identify and manage technical risks, and ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, safety and design assurance standards.
• Provide technical support to design reviews, verification and validation activities, and generate objective evidence to demonstrate system integrity, quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to engineering decisions, resolving technical challenges and supporting continuous improvement through best engineering practices

Essential skills:

• Systems Engineering activities including requirements development, modelling and simulation, helpdesk support, Ship Support Visits, design activities, integration, and verification & validation
• A good understanding of the engineering lifecycle
• Competence and capability with systems engineering tools
• Academic qualification in a STEM related subject, and ability/willingness to become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineer through an appropriate recognised professional institution

The Engineering team:

As a Systems Engineer, you will be required to perform general systems engineering activities, which may include requirements development, modelling and simulation, Helpdesk support, Ship Support Visits, design activities, integration, and verification and validation. The role will provide you with the opportunity to play a pivotal role as a support function the Royal Navy. Specialising in SSAMS supported products like METOC, VSS and AGMA. Based from the Dorchester office.

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: 19th November 2026, interviews w/c 30th November

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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