Join BAE Systems, a leading global defense, security, and aerospace company, where innovation meets purpose. Were pushing boundaries in AI, cybersecurity, and more. If youre driven to make a difference, explore our latest job opportunities and start building a career that matters.

As a Systems Engineer, youll play a vital role in applying principles across the entire system lifecycle, from concept to retirement. Your expertise will span:

• Technical Excellence: Ensure technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work and deliverables
• Collaboration: Interact with government stakeholders, program personnel, and senior executives to address technical considerations and resolve issues
• Process Leadership: Oversee one or more of 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC 15288, including:
  + Technical Process Areas: requirements definition, design, implementation, verification, and validation
  + Project Process Areas: planning, assessment, risk management, and configuration management
  + Enterprise Process Areas: portfolio management, infrastructure, and quality management
  + Agreement Process Areas: acquisition and supply

If youre passionate about systems engineering and thrive in a dynamic environment, this role is for you!

• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project’s technical design.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288 Project and Technical Process Areas.
• Supervise or coordinate the work of other contractor engineers or technicians on a project.
• Analyze and propose appropriate engineering standards and processes for a project.
• Assist in conducting an evaluation to determine its suitability for project implementation.
• Assist in developing a new or innovative approach to a technical or engineering issue.
• Brief stakeholders and present the status on all technical aspects of their project.
• Independently make decisions regarding engineering issues and methodology for a project.
• Approve delivery of work products of multiple Processes Areas defined in the ISO/IEC 15288.
• Lead contractor systems engineering activities for a project to include supervising the work of the project engineering staff and technicians.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience
• OR A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general systems engineering experience (any Process Area)
• OR A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience
• OR A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.
• Examples of Qualified engineering fields include: Aeronautics, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Software, Systems, and Engineering Management.
• Examples of related disciplines include: Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Physics.