Senior Engineer Systems – and Acceptance

Position: Senior Engineer Systems – Requirements and Acceptance
Job Title:

Senior Engineer – Requirements & Acceptance

Location:

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

Salary:  Up to £49,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing :

Support  management  and maintenance of requirements using requirements development practices, including compliance details, traceability, acceptance characteristics, acceptance evidence and customer approvals

Support  management  and maintenance of acceptance evidence and customer approvals

Act as a point of contact with customers and/or suppliers in assigned areas on engineering matters, to resolve relatively  complex  problems and issues and to maintain awareness in both parties of priorities and  objectives

Provide help and direction to less experienced team members to support both their effective working and their development

Make engineering  decisions  within  own  sphere of responsibility and delegated authority

Maintaining a level of SQEP for  the role  through personal and professional development

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

A good understanding of the engineering lifecycle

Experience working within systems engineering with a focus on requirements and acceptance

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to  candidates  who are already professionally registered

Desirable:

Competence and capability with requirements capture and  management  software tools  e.g.  the Rationale software tools such as DOORS,  etc .

An understanding of configuration  management   principles

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.

Requirements & Acceptance Team:

At Senior Engineer level, you will support the development and ongoing  management  of project requirements, shaping and supporting completion of acceptance across 8 ships and ensure alignment across multiple delivery areas. A key aspect of  the role  is the development, collation and presentation of robust evidence to demonstrate to the Customer that requirements have been fully met

The T26 Requirements and Acceptance team report to the Chief Engineer, working with the various delivery areas – engineering, operations, quality, supply chain and the Customer to ensure the project delivers the requirements and that the Customer approves them

The role  requires  strong  engagement with the supply chain, engineering teams, quality and operations, and test and commissioning liaisons. There is direct involvement in trials, including opportunities to attend sea trials, offering first‑hand visibility of how designs perform in operation. This is a highly visible and rewarding role, offering the chance to  see  how  complex  systems come together and to play a pivotal part in achieving customer acceptance of the  Type  26 platform

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder  etc .)

that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please  speak  to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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  11th February 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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