Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Lead

Job Title\: Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Lead

Location\: Warton, Hybrid - 3-4 days per week on site

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Bonus\: £1000

Grade\: F

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description\:

The Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Lead role involves working as part of and providing engineering leadership for a dynamic, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering team to drive the development, delivery and adoption of systems capabilities for crewed and uncrewed platforms within the FalconWorks organisation to support a diverse portfolio of novel technology programmes.

Core duties\:

• Operating mostly in the Technology Readiness Level 1-3 space, but venturing into higher TRLs, you will coordinate and directly contribute to the early research, development, instantiation, evaluation and demonstration of the very latest processes, concepts and technologies associated with all systems
• Defining and articulating systems research activities coherently mapped to technology visions and road maps created in collaboration with and agreed by likely adoption stakeholders and internal technology strategy owners
• Leading the delivery of systems research activities outcomes in close alliance with internal and external partners, thinking beyond traditional Engineering Discipline and team boundaries, and driving effective collaboration between multi-disciplinary internal and external teams
• Guiding the use of robust experimental principles and iterative design, development, integration, assessment and demonstration practices, underpinned by good Systems Engineering methods and associated Industry Standards
• Contributing technical content to Business Winning activities, including the development of business cases and proposals to steer Intelligent Systems research bids and internal investment activities

Essential Skills\:

• Degree level or equivalent experience in a STEM subject, and either have or plan to pursue professional registration (e.g. IEng, CEng)
• You will have a solid, hands-on practical grounding in the domain of Systems Engineering
• Experience of Maturity, Configuration and Requirements Management tools and processes eg DOORS
• Worked within a research context where requirements and outcomes are often ill-defined and must be evolved through iterative development and assessment
• Full Product/Systems Development Lifecycle experience
• Prepared technical documents including research reports, proposals and business cases

The Technology & Capability Delivery (Systems) Team\:

The Technology & Capability Delivery (Systems) Team, within the FalconWorks® organisation, strives to shape the future direction of research and development, and to deliver technology value into our future products aligned with the Air Sector business strategy. Taking a multi-functional, whole product life cycle approach, we assess the future Air Sector product needs to identify technology trends and enact plans to mature early concepts through to exploitation.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive\:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

*We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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\: 28th August 2026