ITEA Integration Lead

BAE Systems; Warton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is seeking an Integration Lead - ITEA for their Warton location. This role involves creating ITEA plans to support test data delivery, maturing international testing schedules, and integrating engineering activities. Candidates should have a degree in a STEM discipline, demonstratable Test and Evaluation experience, and familiarity with Microsoft Office. Competitive salary and benefits offered including a pension scheme and various employee plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC with sound experience of the Engineering Lifecycle.
• Demonstratable experience in a Test and Evaluation environment.
• Use of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• Aircraft background (civil or military).
• Good awareness of current digital landscape.

Responsibilities

• Create ITEA plan to support delivery of test data.
• Mature International T&E schedule, identify risks and dependencies.
• Work with JV (Edgewing) and LSI to create T&E operating model.
• Identify SQEP requirements and resource strategy.
• Support Capability Working Group for infrastructure requirements.
• Integrate activities for efficient delivery of test data.
• Work with digital enablers for efficient test programme.
• Support design and implementation of Combined Trials Team.

Skills

Degree in STEM discipline

Demonstrable experience in Test and Evaluation

Use of Microsoft Office Products

Aircraft background (civil or military)

Good awareness of current digital landscape

Education

Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC

Job description

Job Description - ITEA Integration Lead (00133286)

Job Title: Integration Lead - ITEA – Integrated Test, Evaluation & Acceptance

Location: Warton

Please note: there will be travel required to other sites and occasional overseas travel

Salary: £56,766 + Dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Creation of Joint Industry / Government (Integrated Test, Evaluation & Acceptance) ITEA plan to support the delivery of test data to certification and qualification boards
• Maturation of International T&E schedule, identifying risks, dependencies and opportunities. Interfacing with all key stakeholders including engineering, manufacturing and Test and Evaluation
• Work with the JV (Edgewing) and LSI to create T&E operating model
• Identify SQEP requirements to discharge the programme, and work with LSI and JV capability teams to create and enact a resource strategy
• Support to the Capability Working Group to identify Infrastructure requirements, working with the infrastructure enablers team to agree required capability milestones
• Identify how all these activities integrate together to deliver the test data in the most efficient manner
• Work with the digital enablers team to identify opportunities for use of digital techniques/ modelling & simulation to enable a more efficient test programme
• Support to the design and implementation of the Combined Trials Team, containing members of the GIGO, JV, national MOD’s and industry

Your skills and experiences

• Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC with sound experience of the Engineering Lifecycle and either working towards or already gained Chartership with a relevant institute
• Demonstratable experience in a Test and Evaluation environment
• Use of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Aircraft background either civil or military
• Good awareness of current digital landscape

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 Engineering Integration team

Within this team, Engineering Integration affords a fantastic opportunity to broaden and develop your career and experience to support increasingly senior roles across the Business. A role in Engineering Integration will provide a broad understanding of our Engineering activities and offer the opportunity to work across many of the Business functions and engineering disciplines that are necessary to design and develop our Systems of System platforms

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: 17th 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