Combat Systems Engineer – External Communications

Location: Frimley, Portsmouth, Broad Oak or Weymouth. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. Salary: Negotiable based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Capture and agree technical requirements according to company and programme processes.
• Review technical solutions against contractual requirements and regulations for compliance.
• Create, capture, configure and control design documentation as per company processes.
• Generate design change requirements and manage associated documentation.
• Contribute to Verification Cross‑Reference Index (VCRI), Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans (ITEAP) and Qualification Plans.
• Interpret User Needs, CONOPS and CONUSE to derive technical and functional requirements for external communications systems.
• Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured in IBM DOORS and endorsed by appropriate authority.
• Define and support acceptance criteria and events for design, build, integration, installation and commissioning using the LCM process and CADMID.
• Flow‑down requirements to suppliers and oversee acceptance of their deliverables.
• Provide specialist technical support to shipbuilder installation, integration and commissioning activities.
• Support integrated performance and acceptance activities, including acceptance of equipment from suppliers through to system acceptance by the customer.

Qualifications

• Essential:
• Knowledge of external (over‑the‑air) communications systems in the maritime defence domain, and a comprehensive understanding of how such systems interact with the overall platform (radio frequency spectrum, data/voice communications, systems network architecture).
• Platform and sea experience in an operational, build, trials or in‑service support environment.
• Awareness of Product Safety and SHE.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with stakeholders.
• Desirable:
• Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle and experience across multiple phases.

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme; employee share plans.
• Flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts.
• Potential annual incentive.

Closing date: 27 November 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and provide reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities or health conditions.