Capability Development Lead (Systems Engineering)

BAE Systems; Warton, Filton, Prestwick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Capability Development Lead in Systems Engineering. This role focuses on advancing Qualification Engineering capabilities, emphasizing digital tools and processes. The successful candidate will support multidisciplinary collaboration, enhance engineering performance, and fulfill the requirements within the Air Sector programs. A competitive salary and numerous employee benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Shopping discounts

Potential for annual incentive

Qualifications

• Proven record in Systems Qualification Activities.
• Experience working across different engineering disciplines.
• Ability to articulate Statements of Work effectively.
• Familiarity with the entire Product Lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of Qualification Engineering capabilities.
• Develop tools and processes for improved engineering performance.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams across different functions.
• Liaise with engineers and IT to optimize Engineering capability.

Skills

In depth knowledge of Systems Qualification Activities

Experience in a multidisciplinary environment

Experience in Complex Systems programs

Articulating Statements of Work

Experience in Product Lifecycle activities

Use of multiple Discipline toolsets

Model based systems Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Capability Development Lead (Systems Engineering)

Location: Warton (preferred), would consider Filton or Prestwick

Salary: 56,766.00 + Dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• The role will support the evolution and development of the Qualification Engineering capability aspects for the Air sector Integration sub-discipline to establish a ‘digital thread’ through the System / Engineering lifecycle.
• The development, testing and deployment of Tools, Methods and Processes to enable improved creation, analysis , management , governance, interoperability and integration of System Qualification data that support improved quality, cost and schedule performance.
• Exploring new toolset capabilities and how these can be applied in the future to the Design of Air’s products and services and define how these can be integrated with other engineering discipline tools and data sets to establish a ‘digital thread’ through the System / engineering lifecycle.
• Multidisciplinary working with all the Engineering Disciplines and adjacent Functions
• Liaising with the lines of business deployed engineers, IT Infrastructure support and business capability projects to optimise the delivery of Engineering capability.

Your skills and experiences:

• In depth knowledge of Systems Qualification Activities
>Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment influencing adjacent Engineering disciplines and other Stakeholders.
• Experience of more than one Complex Systems, System of Systems, Air Vehicle System programme or project.
• Experience in articulating Statements of Work and Planning and Delivery of activities to meet schedules
• Experience of different parts of Product Lifecycle (Concept Design through to CDR)
• Experience in the use of multiple Discipline toolsets
• Experience in the application in Model based systems Engineering

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 Digital Engineering Program Capability Development Team:

To work within the Future Certification & Qualification part of the Digital Engineering Program Capability Development Team to lead and support the development and evolution of the Engineering capabilities for future and existing programmes within the Air Sector for the Qualification Activities.

The role will explore, develop, test and deploy Engineering Tools, Methods and Processes and training to enable improvements in Engineering performance in areas such as engineering data and models creation, analysis , management , governance, interoperability and the integration between the Engineering disciplines and adjacent functions, ultimately aimed at improving delivery and sustainment of engineering to meet our future challenges .

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: 18th 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.