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# Engineer - Combat Systems Platform Integration

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Port Glasgow, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £47,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Datasheets, Software Requirements Analysis, Subsystems, Systems Integration
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3065461507-2

## About the Role

* Engineers should hold relevant STEM qualifications and work towards Incorporated or Chartered status through a recognised professional institution. Support will be provided for accreditation, with preference given to professionally registered candidates .
 * Limited experience within the Combat Systems domain, with reasonable knowledge of one or more Combat System sub systems.
 * Worked in at least two phases of the defence/maritime product lifecycle, with an understanding of adjacent lifecycle phases and through life engineering issues.
 * Awareness of Naval Ship engineering approaches, processes, and procedures.
 * Experience liaising with external stakeholders and developing competency in customer facing environments. Good people management skills with some experience working in a multi disciplined engineering environment

## Description

The role is responsible for delivering a defined range of Combat Systems Physical Integration activities in accordance with all relevant Naval Ship processes, engineering standards, and quality requirements. The role also carries technical accountability for the Combat Systems Physical Integration scope, including performing audits, reviews, and quality checks of engineering outputs to ensure compliance and integrity across all deliverables.

Core duties:

 * Undertake the physical integration of River Class Destroyer (RCD) Combat System (CS) Sub-Systems, liaising with other CS Engineers, and the RCD CS Technical Authority team to ensure coherency across the CS, whilst considering the incorporation of whole ship and system requirements.
 * Provide technical input into the Detailed Design team to assist in ensuring that CS compartment layouts are in line with customer endorsed notional arrangements to maintain Compartment Plan Approval (CPA).
 * Provide technical input to Engineering Change Boards with respect to impact of change from T26 to RCD, regarding the RCD CS Physical Integration.
 * Creation of Parts and Occurrences for the RCD CS, ensuring that all part attributes are maintained and reflect the sub-system maturity.
 * Creation of CS Sub-System Cable Schematics, Cable Schedules and Cable Data Sheets, ensuring compliance, As a Systems Engineer within the Combat Systems Physical Integration team, you'll support the design, development and integration of complex defence systems on the River Class Destroyer programme for the Royal Canadian Navy. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll help ensure system requirements are being met, develop combat system designs and models, produce key engineering artefacts, ensuring solutions meet relevant defence standards and provide quality assurance to the customer.

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.