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Job Title: Systems Requirements Manager Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes or Portsmouth – BroadOak or Great Baddow – Chelmsford Salary: Up to £75,900 depending on skills and experience plus bonus scheme. Part time & accruing hours available’ Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options. What you’ll be doing: • Leading and managing requirements activities across the engineering lifecycle, applying ISO 15288 principles to ensure traceability from definition to validation, • Owning and maintaining the requirements database, ensuring it supports effective decomposition, verification, and specification across system levels, • Defining and implementing robust requirements management processes, plans, and database schemas to meet project and customer needs, • Administer access, training, and support for requirements tools (e.g. DOORS Next) and ensure good practice is followed across the team, • Facilitating the integration of tools and data exchange with third parties, ensuring configuration control and data integrity, • Expert-level knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, with strong systems thinking and holistic approaches to requirement definition and management, • Familiarity with key standards related to requirements specification (e.g. ISO 15288, ISO 12207, ISO 29148, IEEE 1016), • Proven experience in requirements management tools (e.g. IBM DOORS Next) and configuration control, • In-depth understanding of the full engineering lifecycle, including lifecycle models such as Waterfall and Agile, and tools like JIRA 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 Future Radar team: Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology, we are evolving our radar portfolio enhancing our existing and developing brand-new radar products to address emerging and future threats in the realm of Future Air Dominance. With strong collaboration from our customers and investment in talent, our strategy is to stay at the forefront of defence innovation. As a Radar Systems Requirements Manager, you will support our leading Radar products, ensuring consistency and traceability across the full engineering lifecycle—from definition through to integration, acceptance, and support. This role will take ownership of the requirements database and drive continuous improvement in related methodologies and tools, particularly around the exploitation of DOORS Next. Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site. As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home. 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: 5th December 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. #LI-JP1 #LI-Onsite

Senior Software Engineers Location: Samlesbury Salary: £48,782 to £58,194, including a concessionary payment of £2,658. The final amount depends on your skills and experience. You’ll also receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, split into two payments: £1,750 on arrival and £1,750 after successfully completing probation. In the future, there may be an opportunity to qualify for a higher skill level. Following a successful skills assessment, this could increase your salary by up to £9,766. Flexible working We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a range of working patterns, including full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. Hybrid working, which refers to a combination of working on-site and from home, may be more limited due to the nature of the work. However, some homeworking may be available depending on business needs. We also support flexible start and finish times, where possible, to help you manage your personal and professional commitments. About us GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber, and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse, and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners, MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ, you’ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that emphasises teamwork. The role As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in solving mission-critical challenges. You’ll contribute to the architecture and design of both new and existing systems, establish and promote best practices, and deliver high-quality software solutions. Drawing on your expertise in various software engineering methodologies, you’ll introduce fresh ideas and innovative approaches that make a real impact at the core of our mission: keeping the UK safe, both in the real world and online. This is a practical, impact-driven role with plenty of opportunities to develop yourself and others. You’ll review pull requests, define code review, branching, and deployment strategies, and work across a variety of software engineering frameworks. Operating at a deep technical level, you’ll apply your expertise in languages such as JavaScript, Java, C++, Node.js, Python, Rust, Go, and .NET. You’ll bring a genuine enthusiasm for discovering and applying new software engineering techniques. As part of a wider network of peers, you’ll collaborate and learn from others. With your experience, you’ll set the standard, introduce innovative ways of working, and identify new priorities. Whether leading and mentoring a team or acting as the technical expert within a high performing group, you’ll apply your knowledge of diverse methodologies to deliver impactful solutions. You’ll engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, making a real positive contribution to the wider engineering community. About you As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll bring expertise in modern programming languages and frameworks such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node.js, Python, Rust, along with experience working with cloud platforms AWS, Azure, GCP. You’ll have successfully led Agile project teams, evaluated customer business requirements, and delivered high-quality software solutions that make a real impact. Strategic and self-driven, you’ll serve as a bridge between teams, communicating technical information with clarity and confidence. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment where creativity is key to solving complex and unprecedented challenges. We welcome experienced professionals from a variety of related fields, including software engineering and security, site reliability engineering, and data engineering. Your genuine enthusiasm for software engineering, combined with your ability to mentor others, collaborate effectively, and stay ahead of emerging technologies, makes you a valuable contributor to a forward-thinking engineering community. Training and development At GCHQ, we’re committed to your growth and development. From the moment you join, you’ll receive a comprehensive induction into our organisation, which will provide insights into how we operate, and the collaborative environment you’ll be part of. This lays the foundation for a learning journey tailored to your goals and preferred style of development. From day one, you’ll have access to mentors and subject matter experts to help you settle into the role, and you can continue to have a mentor for as little or as long as you choose throughout your career. We invest in your development and adapt to the way you like to learn. You’ll be supported and encouraged every step of the way, becoming an integral part of our innovative team. We’ll provide the space and resources for continuous learning, experimentation, and improvement – with up to 30% of your time dedicated to personal development. From books, online courses, and conferences to real-world projects supported by your team, we’ll provide the resources you need to grow. You’ll have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role, covering a wide range of software disciplines including front-end design, site reliability engineering, data engineering, solution architecture, machine learning operations, UX, Agile, cloud engineering, and security. We’ll even support formal qualifications with dedicated funding, and provide subscriptions to platforms like Cloud Academy, Pluralsight, and O’Reilly to help stay ahead. Our culture embraces a growth mindset and values equality, encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best every day. Whether you’re exploring advanced software engineering patterns, gaining certifications like AWS Developer or Certified Scrum Master, or developing leadership skills through internal training, we’ll help you build the career you want. As your expertise grows, you’ll also have opportunities for skill reviews that can lead to recognised additional skills payments, supporting both your development and progression within the organisation. Rewards and benefits You’ll receive a starting salary of £48,782 to £58,194, which includes a concessionary payment of £2,658, dependent on skills and experience, and a one-off payment of £3,500 split into two payments: £1,750 on arrival and £1,750 after completing probation, plus other benefits including: • 25 days of annual leave, automatically increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus10.5 days of public and privilege holidays, • opportunities for recognition through our employee performance scheme, • interest-free season ticket loan (for parking and travel), • excellent pension scheme, • cycle to work scheme, • on-site facilities such as a gym, restaurant, and coffee bars (available at some locations), • paid parental and adoption leave. We’re Disability Confident GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the Department for Work and Pensions’ Disability Confident scheme. This initiative encourages employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who best meet the essential minimum criteria for this position, will be offered an interview, if it is practical for us to do so. (This is known as the Offer of an interview.) To secure an interview for this role, you will need to meet the minimum criteria assessed during the application sift. You will need to provide: • evidence of where you’ve taken ownership of a technical project or piece of work, • demonstrate the ability to understand several modern languages/frameworks, such as C++, Golang, Java, JavaScript, .Net, Node.js, Python, Rust, • experience working in an Agile technical project team, • demonstrate competency as a Software Engineer What to expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: • Application form sift., • Technical and competency-based interview, including a presentation., • If successful, you’ll receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting. Please note you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 to 9 months to process, including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer. Before you apply To work at GCHQ, you must be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. This role requires the highest level of security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. Please note we have a strict drugs policy. Once you start your application, you must not take any recreational drugs, and you’ll need to declare any previous drug usage at the relevant stage. Before applying, we recommend setting up a separate email address for your contact with us to ensure your personal and application correspondence remain separate. Try to avoid including identifying features in your email address, such as your first and/or surname and date of birth. This is good practice and will help you manage your application with us more securely. The role is based in Cheltenham, Manchester, or Samlesbury, so you’ll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting your application. Please note you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are currently overseas, please wait until you are in the UK to apply. Applying from outside the UK will affect our ability to progress your application.

Role: Electronic Embedded Engineer Location: Preston + Hybrid Work from home Salary: Up to £65,000 + Benefits Are you an experienced Electronic Embedded Engineer passionate about new product innovation and cutting-edge technology? Our client, a leading technology company based in Preston, is expanding its engineering team and seeking a talented engineer to play a key role in the design and development of next-generation electronic products. This is an exciting opportunity to work on full product lifecycle development — from concept through to production — where your ideas and expertise will directly shape innovative products used across high-performance applications. The Role As an Electronic Embedded Engineer, you’ll work within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to design, develop, and test complex electronic systems. You’ll be involved in both hardware and firmware development, taking ownership of projects that combine analogue and digital circuit design with embedded microcontroller-based systems. You’ll also contribute to research and development activities, pushing forward new ideas for product improvement and innovation — particularly in battery-powered and energy storage technologies. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and test analogue and digital electronic circuits., • Develop embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems (C/C++)., • Contribute to new product development from concept to production., • Conduct prototyping, validation, and debugging of electronic designs., • Work closely with mechanical, software, and production teams to ensure seamless integration., • Support continuous improvement and innovation within product design. Skills & Experience Essential: • Strong experience in electronics and embedded system design., • Proven background in analogue and digital circuit design., • Experience with microcontroller development (ARM, PIC, STM32, or similar)., • Solid understanding of embedded programming., • Track record of delivering innovative new products in an R&D environment. Desirable: • Experience with power storage, battery-powered, or low-power electronic systems., • Knowledge of power management, charging circuits, or energy-efficient design., • Familiarity with compliance testing (EMC, CE, etc.). Why Join? • Be at the forefront of innovative product design and development., • Join a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering team., • Work on a diverse range of technically challenging projects., • Excellent career growth opportunities in a company investing in R&D and innovation. Apply today with your up-to-date CV, or contact Laurence Powell at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions for more information.

Project Manager Location: Preston Salary: £37500 - £40000 subject to experience Part of the Hague Print Media Supplies Group, PSL Print Management is a UK market leader in Print Management Services providing a vast range of services that are integrated to provide the most cost efficient and effective marketing support functions in Print Management. Tailoring service and delivery to client needs we provide a bespoke service with some of the most experienced personnel in the industry. About the role: We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering successful projects and enjoys working with clients and internal teams to bring solutions to life. What you’ll be doing: Your responsibilities will include: • Assisting in the planning, coordination, and execution of implementation projects., • Supporting senior managers in managing timelines, resources, and deliverables., • Liaising with clients to understand requirements and ensure successful onboarding., • Monitoring project progress and reporting on milestones and risks., • Helping to document processes and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives., • Participate in end-user training sessions during the implementation phases and help answer questions. Does this sound like you? • You have already gained solid end-to-end project management experience, working on multiple projects at the same time., • You have highly-tuned stakeholder management skills and the ability to keep projects moving along at good pace., • You are experienced in working effectively and collaboratively with clients and internal stakeholders. You can build and maintain trust and confidence., • You have exceptional organisation and time management skills., • You demonstrate adaptability, great written and verbal communication skills and problem solving ability., • It would be beneficial (but not essential) if you have Prince 2 certification, have gained experience within the print sector and also in the use of project management software tools. What we Offer: This is a full time role, working Monday – Friday. Whilst we are located in Preston, you can work from Hague’s head office in Normanton if closer to home. Both sites have free onsite parking. Hybrid working is also available. • Annual salary of up to £40k (subject to experience)., • Supportive and professional team environment within a growing business., • Opportunity for career progression. If you feel that you can offer the relevant skills and experience we are seeking then we would love to hear from you. Please apply online with a CV that clearly sets out the relevancy of your experience. A Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (criminal records check) applies to this role: an offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful applicant undertaking this check and it being deemed to be satisfactory.

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