Senior Flight Systems Engineering Engineer
// Role Summary
Join BAE Systems as a Senior Flight Systems Engineer in Filton, contributing to the design, development, and support of critical aircraft systems. This hybrid role offers a chance to shape the future of defence and aerospace technology.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead engineering activities across the full product lifecycle for aircraft flight systems.
- Design, develop, integrate, and support mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, and customers to deliver robust solutions.
- Provide technical support, investigate, and resolve engineering issues.
- Manage and prioritize multiple work packages across various projects and platforms.
- Utilize engineering analysis and modeling tools for system performance assessment and design validation.
// Role Specification
Join BAE Systems as a Senior Flight Systems Engineer and play a crucial role in the design, development, integration, and support of a wide range of aircraft systems. This role, based in Filton with a hybrid working arrangement (3 days onsite), offers the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of defence, aerospace, and security solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform and lead engineering activities throughout the entire product lifecycle, including requirements capture, system design and development, modeling and analysis, testing, integration, qualification, and certification.
- Develop, deliver, and support aircraft flight systems across various mechanical, electrical, and fluid system domains. This may include areas such as landing gear, fuel systems, electrical power generation and distribution, crew escape systems, environmental control and thermal management, flight controls, and propulsion integration.
- Provide technical support to internal and external customers, investigating and resolving engineering issues to ensure continued system performance and reliability.
- Support manufacturing and build-line activities, offering effective problem-solving and timely resolution of technical challenges.
- Produce, review, and release high-quality engineering documentation and technical data in accordance with established standards, procedures, and programme requirements.
- Utilize engineering analysis and modeling tools to assess system performance, validate designs, and support development activities.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, project stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to develop and implement effective engineering solutions.
- Manage and prioritize multiple work packages across a variety of projects and aircraft platforms, ensuring delivery to quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Contribute to technical reviews, design assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives to support programme success and engineering excellence.
About the Team:
You will be joining a highly skilled Flight Systems Engineering team at Filton. This team works on the development and support of critical aircraft systems for some of the world's most advanced military aircraft platforms. You will provide specialist engineering expertise across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems, supporting multiple in-service programmes including Typhoon, Tornado, Hawk, and F-35. Working in a collaborative engineering environment, you'll have the opportunity to contribute across the full systems engineering lifecycle, partnering with multidisciplinary teams, customers, and suppliers to deliver innovative and robust engineering solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your technical expertise while supporting the continued performance and capability of world-class aerospace platforms.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
- HNC, HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification and/or experience in a relevant STEM discipline (e.g., Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related scientific field).
- Experience working within the aerospace industry or a similarly complex engineering or technology-focused environment.
- Demonstrable leadership experience, with the ability to lead engineering teams and coordinate technical activities across projects.
- Strong technical and analytical capability, with the ability to research, interpret, and apply system design data to complex engineering challenges.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to utilize specialist engineering tools and software.
- Experience supporting the design, development, integration, testing, or certification of complex engineering systems.
- Experience managing multiple engineering work packages across a range of projects and platforms.
Note: Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting.