Technical Pre-Sales Engineer

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

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Technical Pre-Sales Engineer

The Business Development function within Digital Intelligence is pleased to announce this additional headcount for an individual with a depth of technical knowledge and experience in digital Technology and Engineering space and the ability to liaise effectively with external customers in determining requirements and fulfilling their needs.

The Technical Pre-Sales Engineer will directly support supporting the growth of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence's Defence business across domestic and international markets. Working within the Business Development function, the role acts as a primary technical interface between regional customers and UK-based capability teams, ensuring customer requirements are understood, opportunities are effectively shaped, and solutions are aligned to operational needs.

The role combines technical expertise, customer engagement, market insight, and commercial awareness to support business development campaigns, proposition development, and strategic growth initiatives across key defence markets.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.

Your main responsibilities as Technical Pre-Sales Lead will involve\:

● Develop and maintain strong technical relationships with defence customers, government stakeholders, and industry partners.

● Identify, qualify, and shape new business opportunities aligned to regional customer priorities and capability requirements.

● Lead technical pre-sales activities across the opportunity lifecycle, including customer engagement, opportunity shaping, solution development, and capture support.

● Act as the key link between customers and UK-based engineers, solution architects, and technical specialists.

● Support the development of customer-focused propositions, demonstrations, and technical responses.

● Contribute to regional business development strategies, campaigns, and growth plans.

● Represent BAE Systems Digital Intelligence at customer meetings, industry events, conferences, and exhibitions.

● Provide market and customer insight to influence capability development, investment decisions, and proposition evolution.

● Collaborate across Business Development, Engineering, Delivery, Commercial, and partner organisations to support opportunity capture and growth.

Your skills and qualifications\:

● Technical background gained through engineering, programme delivery, consultancy, business development, pre-sales, or related roles.

● Ability to engage credibly with customers, operators, engineers, and senior stakeholders.

● Strong stakeholder management, networking, and relationship-building skills.

● Understanding of systems engineering and capability development lifecycles.

● Commercial awareness and the ability to translate customer challenges into business opportunities.

● Understanding of defence acquisition and procurement processes.

● Degree level education in a STEM subject or the ability to demonstrate equivalent experience.

What we’re looking for in you\:

While the role has no direct reports, it requires strong leadership through influence. The successful candidate will coordinate and align stakeholders across Business Development, Engineering, Delivery, and partner organisations to support customer engagement, opportunity development, and business growth. The role may evolve to include mentoring or leadership responsibilities as the business expands.

Location\: Flexible, UK + frequent international travel (every 6-8 weeks)

Grade\: GG13

Digital Intelligence

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Our Land business supports both maritime and land forces, manufacturing a broad range of conventional and naval munitions from 4.5-inch and 5-inch naval rounds to large-calibre artillery and insensitive munitions. With the launch of our ‘Next Generation Munitions Solution’ (NGMS), we are securing the UK’s future in the munitions industry. Backed by decades of expertise at sites including Glascoed, Washington, Radway Green, and Bishopton, we deliver the firepower armed forces need safely, reliably, and to the highest standards.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

We believe when you bring together different people and different perspectives it inspires creativity and drives innovation. It helps us fulfil our purpose and it's integral to our culture. We want everyone to be heard and respected, allowing us all to develop in an inclusive workplace and thrive together. We also 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.

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.

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