Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Lead

Job Title: Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Lead

Location: Warton, Hybrid – 3-4 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

Salary: £59,3491+ 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:

The Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Lead role involves working as part of and providing engineering leadership for a dynamic, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering team to drive the development, delivery and adoption of systems capabilities for crewed and uncrewed platforms within the FalconWorks organisation to support a diverse portfolio of novel technology programmes.

Core duties:

• Operating mostly in the Technology Readiness Level 1-3 space, but venturing into higher TRLs, you will coordinate and directly contribute to the early research, development, instantiation, evaluation and demonstration of the very latest processes, concepts and technologies associated with all systems
• Defining and articulating systems research activities coherently mapped to technology visions and road maps created in collaboration with and agreed by likely adoption stakeholders and internal technology strategy owners
• Leading the delivery of systems research activities outcomes in close alliance with internal and external partners, thinking beyond traditional Engineering Discipline and team boundaries, and driving effective collaboration between multi-disciplinary internal and external teams
• Guiding the use of robust experimental principles and iterative design, development, integration, assessment and demonstration practices, underpinned by good Systems Engineering methods and associated Industry Standards
• Contributing technical content to Business Winning activities, including the development of business cases and proposals to steer Intelligent Systems research bids and internal investment activities

Essential Skills:

• Degree level or equivalent experience in a STEM subject, and either have or plan to pursue professional registration (e.g. IEng, CEng)
• You will have a solid, hands-on practical grounding in the domain of Systems Engineering
• Experience of Maturity, Configuration and Requirements Management tools and processes eg DOORS
• Worked within a research context where requirements and outcomes are often ill-defined and must be evolved through iterative development and assessment
• Full Product/Systems Development Lifecycle experience
• Prepared technical documents including research reports, proposals and business cases

The Technology & Capability Delivery (Systems) Team:

The Technology & Capability Delivery (Systems) Team, within the FalconWorks® organisation, strives to shape the future direction of research and development, and to deliver technology value into our future products aligned with the Air Sector business strategy. Taking a multi-functional, whole product life cycle approach, we assess the future Air Sector product needs to identify technology trends and enact plans to mature early concepts through to exploitation.

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: 21st 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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