Senior Mission Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Mission System Engineer

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: £52,161+ depending on skills and experience

Referral Bonus: £2000

Grade: E

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The Senior Mission Systems Engineer will play a key role within the Mission Systems Delivery Team (MSDT), supporting the Assessment Phase of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. This position focuses on coordinating and integrating engineering activities across an international team, ensuring the successful development of future mission system concepts, architectures, and designs. The role combines systems engineering, stakeholder management, agile delivery, and engineering governance, working closely with customers, partners, suppliers, and Ministry of Defence stakeholders.

Core Duties

• Coordinate engineering activities across multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of advanced mission system capabilities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with UK and international partners, customers, and key programme stakeholders.
• Support programme planning and scheduling activities, tracking progress and ensuring engineering milestones are achieved.
• Facilitate agile planning, task management, and performance reporting across engineering teams.
• Lead and coordinate technical reviews, governance meetings, and working groups to support programme delivery.
• Collaborate with project managers, delivery teams, and engineering leads to identify risks, resolve issues, and drive successful outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing quality, efficiency, and team performance.
• Provide guidance and support to engineering leaders, helping ensure the successful delivery of current and future programmes.

Essential Skills

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Electronics, Computer Science or another STEM-related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience working within a systems engineering environment across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, processes, and best practices.
• Experience using systems engineering methods, frameworks, and modelling tools such as UML, SysML, MoDAF, MOOD, or similar.

The Mission Systems Delivery (MSDT) Team

Join a pioneering team helping shape the future of military aviation. As a Mission Senior Systems Engineer, you'll support the delivery of innovative mission system solutions for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. Working within a collaborative international environment, you'll coordinate engineering activities, lead agile planning and reviews, manage technical documentation, and build strong relationships with industry partners and defence stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers with systems engineering, project integration, or engineering management experience who enjoy working across multidisciplinary teams and influencing the development of next-generation air combat capabilities. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge defence technology and opportunities for both UK and international collaboration.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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 applicantsmust as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicantsmust 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: 30th October 2026

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