Engineer - Combat Systems Platform Integration

Job Title: Engineer - Combat Systems Platform Integration

Location: Scotstoun , hybrid- 3 days per week on site

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme: £1000

Grade: GG09

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

The role is responsible for delivering a defined range of Combat Systems Physical Integration activities in accordance with all relevant Naval Ship processes, engineering standards, and quality requirements. The role also carries technical accountability for the Combat Systems Physical Integration scope, including performing audits, reviews, and quality checks of engineering outputs to ensure compliance and integrity across all deliverables.

Core duties:

• Undertake the physical integration of River Class Destroyer (RCD) Combat System (CS) Sub-Systems, liaising with other CS Engineers, and the RCD CS Technical Authority team to ensure coherency across the CS, whilst considering the incorporation of whole ship and system requirements.
• Provide technical input into the Detailed Design team to assist in ensuring that CS compartment layouts are in line with customer endorsed notional arrangements to maintain Compartment Plan Approval (CPA).
• Provide technical input to Engineering Change Boards with respect to impact of change from T26 to RCD, regarding the RCD CS Physical Integration.
• Creation of Parts and Occurrences for the RCD CS, ensuring that all part attributes are maintained and reflect the sub-system maturity.
• Creation of CS Sub-System Cable Schematics, Cable Schedules and Cable Data Sheets, ensuring compliance

Essential skills:

• Engineers should hold relevant STEM qualifications and work towards Incorporated or Chartered status through a recognised professional institution. Support will be provided for accreditation, with preference given to professionally registered candidates.
• Limited experience within the Combat Systems domain, with reasonable knowledge of one or more Combat System sub systems.
• Worked in at least two phases of the defence/maritime product lifecycle, with an understanding of adjacent lifecycle phases and through life engineering issues.
• Awareness of Naval Ship engineering approaches, processes, and procedures.
• Experience liaising with external stakeholders and developing competency in customer facing environments. Good people management skills with some experience working in a multi disciplined engineering environment

The team:

As a Systems Engineer within the Combat Systems Physical Integration team, you'll support the design, development and integration of complex defence systems on the River Class Destroyer programme for the Royal Canadian Navy. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll help ensure system requirements are being met, develop combat system designs and models, produce key engineering artefacts, ensuring solutions meet relevant defence standards and provide quality assurance to the customer.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All 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: 24th November 2026, interviews w/c 7th December

Job Details
Job Description: This vacancy is eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme. Amount: £1000
Job: Engineering
Primary Location: Scotstoun
Organisation: Maritime & Land Sector (GSF)
Closing Date: 24/Nov/26, 11:59:00 PM