Systems Engineer

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Location: Rochester

Salary: Up to £44k pa dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborative engagement in teams to understand our customers’ needs, specify, design and develop unique systems using best practice, such as Model Based Engineering
• Integration, analysis and test of real time systems with leading edge technology and multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software
• Taking responsibility for your work, understanding deadlines, accurately reporting progress, whilst sharing knowledge, feedback and ideas

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a STEM subject (e.g. Systems, Electronic or Software Engineering, Physics, Mathematics) ideally 2.2 or above. Will consider 2026 graduates to start once qualified
• An analytical approach to understanding and solving complex problems
• Experience of developing theoretical electronic and/or software-based designs or control systems, including design analysis, modelling or simulation (possibly using tools such as Matlab or Simulink)

Desirable:

• Practical experience of integrating and testing software and/or hardware in the laboratory – could be in academic or industry setting

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 Systems Engineer team:

You’ll be part of the collaborative development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Vehicle Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts or leaders in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism.

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: 3rd February 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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