Systems Integration Engineer

Job Title: Systems Integration Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak, Onsite only

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

Salary: Up to £50,000 (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.

Role description:

As a Systems Integration Engineer, you will deliver hands on system integration within a multidisciplinary team and provide direct support to the Design Authority. You will apply Systems Engineering principles across the full lifecycle, from requirements definition through integration, customer acceptance, support, and disposal. Using broad engineering expertise, you will design and develop system and sub‑system solutions, resolve technical issues, and ensure effective engineering governance

Core Duties:

• Conduct system integration and acceptance activities for electronics & software-based systems
• Produce and manage design specifications, test plans, design proving plans, and reports
• Undertake Simulation Systems equipment design, network design and software design
• Work with other system design teams to achieve system integration goals
• Undertake system integration, test planning and execution
• Work independently under limited technical direction across a range of products and services, resolving common engineering problems
• Provide technical guidance to immediate team

Essential Skills:

• You’ll hold higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline
• You’ll have experience in system integration and working with large‑scale complex system designs
• You’ll have a strong background in requirements management, including compliance and acceptance activities
• You’ll be able to think analytically and holistically to assess system‑wide technical problems

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 Underwater Battlespace Torpedo Simulation team:

The team is a small group of multi-disciplinary systems, electronics and software engineers who develop & maintain hardware-in-the-loop simulator systems for our torpedo product portfolio, working closely with torpedo software, hardware and trials teams to deliver our products to customers.

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 15th April 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.

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