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Job Title: Senior Hardware Engineer Location: Rochester. Salary: £50,000- £57,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: • Generate hardware requirements (DOORS/Polarion), • Generate design documentation (top level architectures, concept design), • Enclosure design (Creo), • Electronic hardware design (Siemens Xpedition), • Hardware integration and commissioning, • Hardware obsolescence management, • System safety (EN61010, CE Marking), • Hardware validation (analysis, testing), • Hardware estimation and task maturity tracking Your skills and experiences: Essential: • Proven technical hardware knowledge and development skills with a good understanding of electronic systems and software, • Experience of the full hardware design life cycle, from requirements through to formal release, • Experience of test equipment design, • Educated to minimum of HNC level or equivalent 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 Test Systems Engineering team: As part of the Test Systems team at BAE Systems Rochester, you will be working on active projects developing hardware used to test and simulate various avionic systems. Test Systems provides solutions used to develop and test equipment such as Head-Up Displays, mission and flight control computers, and flight controls. 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: 25th November 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-NP1 #LI-Onsite

Job Title: Lead Mechanical Engineer – Hydraulics Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to £60,000 What you’ll be doing: • Lead the design of hydraulic systems, sub-systems and equipment for the next generation Royal Navy submarines, • Undertake functional design activities, modelling and analysis, • Produce design documentation, Verification & Validation evidence and safety justifications, • Support specification qualification and procurement of components, working collaboratively with suppliers, • Engaging with stakeholders across the cross-functional project team Driving engineering governance through peer reviews and design reviews Your skills and experiences: Essential: • Experience in the design of hydraulic systems – ideally in complex, safety-critical environments (e.g. maritime, aerospace, defence, nuclear, oil & gas and sub-sea), • Familiarity with systems and equipment involving; hydraulic power units (HPUs), variable frequency dives (VFDs), control cabinets, pumps, electric motors, hydraulic actuators, hydro-static transmissions and fluid mechanics., • Proven capability in system lifecycle delivery – from concept through to commissioning, • Demonstrated leadership – either through technical direction, mentoring, or project ownership, • Knowledge of platform-level constraints such as noise, shock, or survivability 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 Hydraulics team: As a Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design and development of submarine hydraulic and actuation systems. This includes system-level design, technical leadership, supplier engagement, and the opportunity to steer design architecture across a major submarine programme. 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: 28th November 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-MS1 #LI-Hybrid

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Vehicle Motion Control System Architect Location: Barrow-in-Furness / Filton /Coventry – Hybrid – (dependent on business needs) Salary: Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you’ll be doing: • Elicit requirements and describe a design solution (from a functional perspective)., • Understand design constraints (due to existing hardware/ software)., • Perform functional safety (FuSa), Quality and Cyber analysis on your designs and architect a system than satisfies requirements., • Develop, collate and publish evidence in support of, BAE product delivery processes & applicable standards., • Ensure you designs translate into MBSE or MathWorks toolchain, without loss of any function., • Manage suppliers to deliver the required solutions on time, to quality & budget., • Guide the development of more junior members of the team., • Be the technical Subject Matter Expert for the vehicle control system., • Develop the Validation and Verification plan, including MiL and HiL., • Attending factory acceptance tests., • Configuration and testing of equipment. Your skills and experiences: Essential: • BEng (Hons) / MEng or equivalent in a relevant subject., • Demonstrated experience, hands-on, architecting, analysing and developing motion control or flight control systems, within a Systems Engineering framework., • Demonstrated experience designing or developing safety critical systems compliant with Functional Safety and System-of-Systems best practice., • Demonstrated experience developing systems compliant with cyber security considerations., • Good understanding of Newtonian physics, demonstrable experience creating parameterised plant models, filtering and state machines., • Further higher education e.g. MSc, PHD, post doc positions., • Experience developing real-time MiL& HiL test in a Speedgoat simulation environment or similar (i.e. IPG, VI Grade, dSpace, NI etc.)., • Experience working on systems that have a HMI & GUI element., • Technical report writing skills., • CEng 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 Vehicle Control Team: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Principal Engineer –Vehicle Motion Control System Architect, working within The Vehicle Control Team The Principal Engineer (Vehicle Control System Functional Architect) – shall provide support to the Engineering Manager and/or external specialists during design, development, analysis, integration and verification of our platform’s motion control system (flight controls). The Principal Engineer shall lead the development of our flight controls design solution. They must be familiar with functional safety and cyber security principles and be a role model for the application of systems engineering activities within the team. The Principal Engineer shall be responsible for technical leadership, concurrent with fostering a proactive team culture and developing the competency and skills of the team. 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: 14th 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-KI1 #LI-Hybrid

Job Title: Senior/Principal Naval Architect Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Bristol, Portsmouth or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Competitive What you’ll be doing • Conducting analysis and evaluations of submarine platforms manoeuvring performances from concept design to in-service support, • Undertaking the development, verification and validation of mathematical manoeuvring models using physical model test data, • Managing the generation of safe manoeuvring envelopes and supporting associated operator guidance, • You will be working with enterprise partners to develop the modelling capability, processes and toolsets for use to support our major programmes, • Working collaboratively with other naval architecture teams, systems teams, Active Vehicle Control system teams and propulsion engineers as well as customers and suppliers to deliver innovative and safe submarine solutions Essential: • Experience in the generation of ship or submarine manoeuvring modelling, • A strong understanding of hydrodynamic principles and methods, • Hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and evaluation experience, • Physical testing experience 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 Vehicle Control team As a Principal/Senior Naval Architect within the Vehicle Control team, you will be working alongside a team of experts within Naval Architecture and the Whole Boat Design Team in one of the largest and fastest growing Naval Architecture Departments in the UK. You will be working on some of the most complex ship design and build programmes ever undertaken to deliver cutting edge submarines to the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy. 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: 28th November 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-CB1 #LI-hybrid