Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements & Acceptances) in England

Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Filton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £49,000 depending on experience – This role also has paid overtime available.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting with the maturation of platform requirements
• Working to analyse requirements to ensure traceability
• Cross‑organisation stakeholder engagement
• Overseeing end‑to‑end processes and supporting with continuous improvement to ensure mitigation of technical concerns
• Working with the wider team to support with defining/ verifying acceptances
• Assisting with the development and satisfaction of the programme’s Verification & Validation needs

Your Skills And Experiences

• Systems engineering domain knowledge
• Ability to translate technical issues to a wider stakeholder audience
• Requirements management toolsets knowledge (e.g. Doors / Cradle)
• Degree Level Qualification (ideally STEM) or Equivalent experience in a similar role
• Ability to identify issues / future risk, evaluate & implement solutions

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 SSNA Whole Boat Requirements & Acceptance Team

This is a unique role, in which you will gain exposure to the foundation of the submarines build. It provides a real opportunity to have exposure to the early design of a new programme and new submarines. You will also gain exposure to the early design of a new programme and new submarines, which is a chance to have an impact on the future SSNA platform. To help support this, overtime is available in this role. There is also support for further growth and development in the role, from potential role scope growth to further education opportunities, making this a team focused on development. BAE also offers a fantastic work‑life balance programme that includes flexible & hybrid working. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 20th January 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.