Job Description Job Title: Principal Combat Systems Engineer
Location: Portsmouth Naval Base & Portsmouth Broad Oak – hybrid pattern of 3/4 days on site
We offer a range of hybrid and adaptable working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £57,100 depending on skills and experience + bonus scheme
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:
Within the Warship Technical Authority, WTA, you will provide engineering support to programmes and projects across Warship Support, including Royal Navy surface ship contracts,



international naval support, and internal and external consultancy activity.
As a Principal Combat Systems Engineer, you will support the delivery of one or more of the core WTA service elements; Design Change Management, Platform Technical Assurance, Material State Management, Obsolescence Management, Specialist Engineering Support, Future Support and Transformation Planning.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior engineer to support the integration and assurance of advanced Combat Systems across Royal Navy and international naval platforms. Experience, knowledge, or a keen technical interest in Sonar Systems would be particularly beneficial, although applications are welcomed from candidates with broader Combat Systems engineering backgrounds.
Core duties:
Providing Combat Systems engineering support across naval platforms, international programmes and multidisciplinary projects
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