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Job Title: Lead System Engineer / Team Lead Location: Rochester; Kent (On-site) Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on skills and experience. We are recruiting for a range of technical and team leading positions 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: This role focuses on guiding and developing engineers by offering technical direction, supporting wellbeing, and helping shape their career growth. It involves collaborating across teams to identify effective technical solutions, contributing to strategic project decisions, and ensuring initiatives are implemented smoothly. A key part of the position is understanding project scope, timelines, and resource needs, while regularly advising managers on team capacity and skill requirements. The role also ensures dependencies and facilities are in place for successful delivery, and supports the wider business by preparing bid estimates and maintaining schedules and budgets for ongoing projects. Core duties: • Providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development, • Understanding the scope, size and time phasing of packages of work, and using this to facilitate and contribute to project success, • Understanding the team size and skillset required, giving regular status and recommendations on resourcing requirements to the project and functional engineering manager, • Supporting the business by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects Essential Skills: • A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics), • Experience in the systems engineering domain and product lifecycle, • Familiarity with system engineering tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink, • Experience leading a team and making decisions from either a technical or managerial aspects The Systems Engineering Team: The team supports the functional department and projects through work package scope, scheduling, resources and strategy for the project systems domain. Your role will include working with Engineering Project Managers to broadly understand the near-term work planned (3mth – 6mth) and longer term work planned (18mth – 24mth). You will be leading a team of highly capable engineers to deliver against your plans and estimates. 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: 8th Septemner 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer Location: Rochester, Kent UK – Onsite Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 dependent on skills and experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: This role centres on understanding complex customer needs and translating them into clear, multi‑level requirements. It involves developing advanced system architectures using Model‑Based Systems Engineering and overseeing the integration, analysis and testing of real‑time systems that combine electronic, mechanical, optical and software elements. Accountability for collaborative technical work packages is key, ensuring outcomes align with customer expectations. Alongside technical delivery, the role includes verifying that solutions fully satisfy customer needs and guiding or coaching other engineers to strengthen team capability. It also drives the development of new and improved systems by applying best‑practice lifecycle processes and modern approaches such as Learn First and Agile, ensuring efficient, high‑quality system evolution. Core duties: • Understanding our customers’ complex needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels, • Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach, • Being involved in the Integration, analysis and test of real time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems, • Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes and providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers Essential Skills: • A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics), • Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied • It is desirable that you will have experience in integration, test, and verification of real time and/or safety related systems, with understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design The Systems Engineering Team: You’ll be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism. 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: 8th September 2026 #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Software Team Leader Location: Rochester – Onsite Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: You will lead software engineering delivery for complex, safety‑critical defence systems, owning outcomes from planning through to integration and acceptance. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with team leadership, ensuring high‑quality software is delivered predictably against project milestones. You will shape how work is delivered, grow and support engineers, and provide clear technical oversight across your work packages. Working closely with project management, systems engineering and adjacent teams, you will influence priorities, manage dependencies, and help drive successful delivery of mission‑critical capability. Core duties: • Providing technical and people leadership for software engineering teams delivering safety‑critical systems within the Rochester business, • Owning the end‑to‑end planning and delivery of software work packages, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risks, and technical dependencies, proactively managing trade‑offs to meet programme objectives, • Building, sustaining and evolving software teams with the right blend of skills and experience, ensuring capability and capacity align with current delivery needs and future programme demands, • Maintaining clear delivery oversight, including progress tracking and financial assurance, to support accurate and predictable reporting Collaborating closely with systems, project and discipline leads to align technical delivery with programme objectives Essential Skills: • Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics, • Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams delivering complex or safety‑critical systems, • Demonstrated ability to plan, assign and deliver work packages while balancing technical quality, schedule and cost, • Practical experience across multiple stages of the software lifecycle, such as requirements, design, implementation, integration and verification Working knowledge of relevant engineering tools (e.g. DOORS, Siemens Polarion, CAMEO) and programming in C/C++ and/or Assembler, with scripting in Python) The Software Team You will join a collaborative software engineering team delivering safety‑critical defence systems. The team works closely with systems and project functions to provide technical oversight and predictable delivery. You will be supported through structured learning and development, with opportunities to broaden your experience across programmes and progress into senior technical or leadership roles. 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: 8th September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Hardware Team Leader Location: Rochester – Onsite Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: As a Hardware Team Leader, you will lead a team of highly skilled and experienced hardware engineers responsible for the support to our production programs within products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors and other associated safety critical technology. Core duties: • Providing managerial and technical leadership of an electronics design team, • Managing work packages, cost, schedule, risk and opportunities., • Working with production teams to ensure the engineering team is supporting the production program demand, • Providing technical governance and ensuring adherence to company processes, • Leading cost and performance trade-offs as well as driving continuous improvement, • Reporting status of tasks and technical maturity to project management Working closely with the functional management to review resourcing needs Essential Skills: • Ability to demonstrate high performance and achievement in leadership and management of engineering teams through a full product development lifecycle, • Proven experience / knowledge of cost and planning management tools/ optimising solutions and minimising impacts from dependencies/ product design and work package control, • Experience of design and identifying improvements to working practices and team skill development. Alongside root cause and target areas of improvement , focusing on failure reduction and MDBF It is desirable you will have experience of the Safety Critical Systems , requirements management tools, such as DOORS or work-package management tools, such as MSP, JIRA The Hardware Team: You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. 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: 8th September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Estimator Location: Rochester; Kent: Onsite Salary: Circa £40,000 depending on experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: Working closely with the bid team, the Manufacturing Engineer will ensure that requirements are understood and flowed down through the operations and supply chain, and agree achievable timescales for provision of estimates. Take on a dynamic role where you’ll create high‑impact, cost‑effective estimates that shape winning proposals, collaborate closely with operations and supply chain teams, support customer and supplier fact‑finding, and influence key bid decisions. You’ll help drive continuous improvement by analysing build and support activity durations, while tracking material costs and build times to reveal true production costs as designs evolve, playing a vital part in turning innovative ideas into deliverable solutions. Core duties: • Coordinating inputs from operations and supply chain, producing high quality, achievable and cost-effective estimates for the provision of required services and products in support of the customer proposal, • Supporting fact finds by our customers for our estimates and also to support fact finds of our suppliers cost base, • Supporting the various phases of the bid review and approval process, and be able to articulate the content and basis of our estimates in a professional manner, • Reviewing build times & support activity durations, estimating future targets and working to improve processes, • Tracking material costs and build times during the development phase as the design matures to understand the true production cost Essential Skills: • Demonstrated ability to create detailed Manufacturing Build Instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and tooling/fixturing designs, • Understanding the transition of designs from development to full-scale manufacturing, ensuring Design for Manufacture (DFM), • Proven experience using systems like SAP, Oracle, or Epicor to manage complex Bills of Materials (BOMs), • Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role and/or CIPS Qualification (advantageous) The Manufacturing Engineering Team: As part of the Manufacturing Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the manufacture of current and future products across our entire product range and the full programme lifecycle. Working closely with stakeholders across Manufacturing and Engineering you will use your knowledge and experiences to support our manufacturing systems and processes during initial bid, new product introduction, production and repair to ultimately ensure product quality is met within schedule and budget targets. 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: 16th September 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. #LI-PD1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Senior/ Principal Hardware Engineer Location: Rochester – Onsite Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on skills and experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: This role involves executing complex hardware design tasks in line with the agreed development plan, ensuring delivery within defined timescales and budgets. You will work within established engineering processes and hardware standards, contributing to high‑quality, reliable design outputs. Strong analytical capability and a structured approach to problem‑solving are essential. In addition, you will lead hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, and detailed design activities, carrying out a range of analysis tasks to validate technical decisions. The role encourages an innovative mindset, identifying opportunities to enhance design efficiency and improve working practices. Core duties: • Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies, • Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions, • Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members Essential Skills: • A Degree/HND or equivalent experience in electronics engineering, • Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies, • Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification (Such as DO-254), • Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs, • Robust understanding of product design and work package control, • Familiarity with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Simetrix, LT Spice tools The Hardware Team As a Senior/ Principal Hardware Engineer you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. 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: 8th September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Software Team Leader \n Location: Rochester – Onsite \n Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience \n Who we are: \n 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. \n From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there's no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. \n Job Description: \n You will lead software engineering delivery for complex, safety‐critical defence systems, owning outcomes from planning through to integration and acceptance. This role combines hands‐on technical leadership with team leadership, ensuring high‐quality software is delivered predictably against project milestones. You will shape how work is delivered, grow and support engineers, and provide clear technical oversight across your work packages. Working closely with project management, systems engineering and adjacent teams, you will influence priorities, manage dependencies, and help drive successful delivery of mission‐critical capability. \n Core duties: \n\n • Providing technical and people leadership for software engineering teams delivering safety‐critical systems within the Rochester business\n, • Owning the end‐to‐end planning and delivery of software work packages, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risks, and technical dependencies, proactively managing trade‐offs to meet programme objectives\n, • Building, sustaining and evolving software teams with the right blend of skills and experience, ensuring capability and capacity align with current delivery needs and future programme demands\n, • Maintaining clear delivery oversight, including progress tracking and financial assurance, to support accurate and predictable reporting\n, • Collaborating closely with systems, project and discipline leads to align technical delivery with programme objectives\n\n Essential Skills: \n\n • Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics\n, • Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams delivering complex or safety‐critical systems\n, • Demonstrated ability to plan, assign and deliver work packages while balancing technical quality, schedule and cost\n, • Practical experience across multiple stages of the software lifecycle, such as requirements, design, implementation, integration and verification\n, • Working knowledge of relevant engineering tools (e.g. DOORS, Siemens Polarion, CAMEO) and programming in C/C++ and/or Assembler, with scripting in Python)\n\n The Software Team \n You will join a collaborative software engineering team delivering safety‐critical defence systems. The team works closely with systems and project functions to provide technical oversight and predictable delivery. You will be supported through structured learning and development, with opportunities to broaden your experience across programmes and progress into senior technical or leadership roles. \n Why BAE Systems? \n 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. \n A place where everyone can thrive: \n 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. \n 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. \n Closing Date: 23rd September 2026 \n 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. \n #LI-NB1 \n #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Lead System Engineer / Team Lead Location: Rochester; Kent (On-site) Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on skills and experience. We are recruiting for a range of technical and team leading positions 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: This role focuses on guiding and developing engineers by offering technical direction, supporting wellbeing, and helping shape their career growth. It involves collaborating across teams to identify effective technical solutions, contributing to strategic project decisions, and ensuring initiatives are implemented smoothly. A key part of the position is understanding project scope, timelines, and resource needs, while regularly advising managers on team capacity and skill requirements. The role also ensures dependencies and facilities are in place for successful delivery, and supports the wider business by preparing bid estimates and maintaining schedules and budgets for ongoing projects. Core duties: Providing guidance to less experienced engineers, supporting team members wellbeing and career development Understanding the scope, size and time phasing of packages of work, and using this to facilitate and contribute to project success Understanding the team size and skillset required, giving regular status and recommendations on resourcing requirements to the project and functional engineering manager Supporting the business by creating new estimates for bids and maintaining the schedule and budget for on-going projects Essential Skills: A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g. Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics) Experience in the systems engineering domain and product lifecycle Familiarity with system engineering tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, CAMEO, MATLAB and/or Simulink Experience leading a team and making decisions from either a technical or managerial aspects The Systems Engineering Team: The team supports the functional department and projects through work package scope, scheduling, resources and strategy for the project systems domain. Your role will include working with Engineering Project Managers to broadly understand the near-term work planned (3mth – 6mth) and longer term work planned (18mth – 24mth). You will be leading a team of highly capable engineers to deliver against your plans and estimates. 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: 23rd September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Hardware Team Leader Location: Rochester – Onsite Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: As a Hardware Team Leader, you will lead a team of highly skilled and experienced hardware engineers responsible for the support to our production programs within products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors and other associated safety critical technology. Core duties: Providing managerial and technical leadership of an electronics design team Managing work packages, cost, schedule, risk and opportunities. Working with production teams to ensure the engineering team is supporting the production program demand Providing technical governance and ensuring adherence to company processes Leading cost and performance trade-offs as well as driving continuous improvement Reporting status of tasks and technical maturity to project management Working closely with the functional management to review resourcing needs Essential Skills: Ability to demonstrate high performance and achievement in leadership and management of engineering teams through a full product development lifecycle Proven experience / knowledge of cost and planning management tools/ optimising solutions and minimising impacts from dependencies/ product design and work package control Experience of design and identifying improvements to working practices and team skill development. Alongside root cause and target areas of improvement , focusing on failure reduction and MDBF It is desirable you will have experience of the Safety Critical Systems , requirements management tools, such as DOORS or work-package management tools, such as MSP, JIRA The Hardware Team: You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. 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: 23rd September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Senior/ Principal Hardware Engineer Location: Rochester – Onsite Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on skills and experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: This role involves executing complex hardware design tasks in line with the agreed development plan, ensuring delivery within defined timescales and budgets. You will work within established engineering processes and hardware standards, contributing to high‑quality, reliable design outputs. Strong analytical capability and a structured approach to problem‑solving are essential. In addition, you will lead hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, and detailed design activities, carrying out a range of analysis tasks to validate technical decisions. The role encourages an innovative mindset, identifying opportunities to enhance design efficiency and improve working practices. Core duties: Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members Essential Skills: A Degree/HND or equivalent experience in electronics engineering Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification (Such as DO-254) Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs Robust understanding of product design and work package control Familiarity with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Simetrix, LT Spice tools The Hardware Team As a Senior/ Principal Hardware Engineer you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. 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: 23rd September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Estimator Location: Rochester; Kent: Onsite Salary: Circa £40,000 depending on experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: Working closely with the bid team, the Manufacturing Engineer will ensure that requirements are understood and flowed down through the operations and supply chain, and agree achievable timescales for provision of estimates. Take on a dynamic role where you’ll create high‑impact, cost‑effective estimates that shape winning proposals, collaborate closely with operations and supply chain teams, support customer and supplier fact‑finding, and influence key bid decisions. You’ll help drive continuous improvement by analysing build and support activity durations, while tracking material costs and build times to reveal true production costs as designs evolve, playing a vital part in turning innovative ideas into deliverable solutions. Core duties: Coordinating inputs from operations and supply chain, producing high quality, achievable and cost-effective estimates for the provision of required services and products in support of the customer proposal Supporting fact finds by our customers for our estimates and also to support fact finds of our suppliers cost base Supporting the various phases of the bid review and approval process, and be able to articulate the content and basis of our estimates in a professional manner Reviewing build times & support activity durations, estimating future targets and working to improve processes Tracking material costs and build times during the development phase as the design matures to understand the true production cost Essential Skills: Demonstrated ability to create detailed Manufacturing Build Instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and tooling/fixturing designs Understanding the transition of designs from development to full-scale manufacturing, ensuring Design for Manufacture (DFM) Proven experience using systems like SAP, Oracle, or Epicor to manage complex Bills of Materials (BOMs) Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role and/or CIPS Qualification (advantageous) The Manufacturing Engineering Team: As part of the Manufacturing Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the manufacture of current and future products across our entire product range and the full programme lifecycle. Working closely with stakeholders across Manufacturing and Engineering you will use your knowledge and experiences to support our manufacturing systems and processes during initial bid, new product introduction, production and repair to ultimately ensure product quality is met within schedule and budget targets. 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: 16th September 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. #LI-PD1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer Location: Rochester, Kent UK – Onsite Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 dependent on skills and experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: This role centres on understanding complex customer needs and translating them into clear, multi‑level requirements. It involves developing advanced system architectures using Model‑Based Systems Engineering and overseeing the integration, analysis and testing of real‑time systems that combine electronic, mechanical, optical and software elements. Accountability for collaborative technical work packages is key, ensuring outcomes align with customer expectations. Alongside technical delivery, the role includes verifying that solutions fully satisfy customer needs and guiding or coaching other engineers to strengthen team capability. It also drives the development of new and improved systems by applying best‑practice lifecycle processes and modern approaches such as Learn First and Agile, ensuring efficient, high‑quality system evolution. Core duties: Understanding our customers’ complex needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach Being involved in the Integration, analysis and test of real time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes and providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers Essential Skills: A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics) Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied It is desirable that you will have experience in integration, test, and verification of real time and/or safety related systems, with understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design The Systems Engineering Team: You’ll be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism. 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: 23rd September 2026 #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Software Team Leader Location: Rochester – Onsite Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: You will lead software engineering delivery for complex, safety‑critical defence systems, owning outcomes from planning through to integration and acceptance. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with team leadership, ensuring high‑quality software is delivered predictably against project milestones. You will shape how work is delivered, grow and support engineers, and provide clear technical oversight across your work packages. Working closely with project management, systems engineering and adjacent teams, you will influence priorities, manage dependencies, and help drive successful delivery of mission‑critical capability. Core duties: Providing technical and people leadership for software engineering teams delivering safety‑critical systems within the Rochester business Owning the end‑to‑end planning and delivery of software work packages, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risks, and technical dependencies, proactively managing trade‑offs to meet programme objectives Building, sustaining and evolving software teams with the right blend of skills and experience, ensuring capability and capacity align with current delivery needs and future programme demands Maintaining clear delivery oversight, including progress tracking and financial assurance, to support accurate and predictable reporting Collaborating closely with systems, project and discipline leads to align technical delivery with programme objectives Essential Skills: Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace, Physics or Mathematics Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams delivering complex or safety‑critical systems Demonstrated ability to plan, assign and deliver work packages while balancing technical quality, schedule and cost Practical experience across multiple stages of the software lifecycle, such as requirements, design, implementation, integration and verification Working knowledge of relevant engineering tools (e.g. DOORS, Siemens Polarion, CAMEO) and programming in C/C++ and/or Assembler, with scripting in Python) The Software Team You will join a collaborative software engineering team delivering safety‑critical defence systems. The team works closely with systems and project functions to provide technical oversight and predictable delivery. You will be supported through structured learning and development, with opportunities to broaden your experience across programmes and progress into senior technical or leadership roles. 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: 23rd September 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Onsite