Avionic Systems Engineer – Clearance

Job Title: Avionic Systems Engineer – Clearance (Qualification + Certification)

Location: Warton We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £47,683+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Generation of clearance documentation (i.e. SQS/NCQC/ADOM)

• Assessing whether the certification evidence available supports the clearance, or determining the impact of any shortfalls. Presentation of certification to SDR for formal sign off

• Identifying and tracking clearance dependencies, and working with AJT and AVS Sub System teams to plan and gather inputs

• Working with external assessor stakeholders (i.e. Qual & Cert / Airworthiness) to secure independent assessment and approval of AJT clearances

• Tracking and managing clearance baselines across complex product sets

• Assessing the traceability of clearance evidence

• Supporting clearance programme reviews as required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Knowledge of the Typhoon platform

• Knowledge of qualification & certification processes

• Must be capable of working within agreed standards and procedures and understand the importance of configuration control

Desirable

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience / qualifications

• Experience of JIRA Agile project management tool

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 Clearance team:

The role sits within the AJT Systems Engineering Team, part of the wider Typhoon Avionics Systems function. This area comprises several multi-discipline teams, supporting both current and future projects for the Eurofighter Typhoon, working closely with our Customers and Partner Nations.

The Avionics Joint Team (AJT) is a multi-national, collaborative group responsible for Avionics Systems Architecture, Design, and Qualification. Within the AJT, each sub-team operates across different phases of the engineering lifecycle.

This role specifically as a Senior Avionic Systems Engineer resides within the AJT Clearance. Through this role you will support the Clearance team to deliver the qualification and certification of strategic avionic products. This is a key role in supporting the qualification of Typhoon avionic design changes, and you will work closely with the avionics system Safety, System Problem Reports (SPR), and Test Requirements & Analysis (TR&A) teams to release new capability in line with programme demands.

As a senior engineer, you will operate with more autonomy and less supervision, assisting the Group Leader with discharging more of the team duty set, and coaching junior team members. You will also be presented with opportunities across the wider avionics team for future progression.

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: 18th August 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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