Systems Integration Team Lead in Warton

Location: Warton, Hybrid – 3-4 days per week on site

Salary: £59,491+ DOE

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.

Job Description: As a Systems Integration Team Lead, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the department’s activities within your allocated contracts, ensuring the team delivers to time cost and quality.

Core duties:

• Co-ordinating contract delivery activities for the department, supporting internal reviews as required, and highlighting issues for resolution
• Supporting external meetings with contract owners etc. as required to report status
• Managing internal and external dependencies to ensure on time delivery of outputs
• Providing support to departmental governance activities, including quality & document management
• Identifying and support the delivery of improvement opportunities within own scope of work across the integration team

Essential Skills:

• HND or degree in a STEM related discipline or equivalent experience
• Team leader experience, managing personal development, workload etc.
• Experience within Engineering Integration
• Experienced using JIRA/Confluence
• Project management skills

The Engineering Integration team co-ordinates the efforts of these delivery teams and provides an interface and single point of contact for the wider organisation. The department comprises three delivery teams – Aerodynamics, Flight Systems and Weapon Integration. Whilst Typhoon contracts represent the majority of the department’s workload, the scope of the work also encompasses some Hawk, Tornado and other aircraft tasks.

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: 15th 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.