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# Principal Combat Systems Integration Engineer

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Glasgow, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £57,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration
- **Published:** May 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=21ccddefb0d7d44d

## About the Role

* Qualified to HND/degree level in a STEM related discipline. Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution
 * You'll have strong problem-solving capability demonstrated through working in fast-paced project environments and applying specialist knowledge to maintain delivery against schedule
 * You'll have knowledge and experience of the physical and functional integration of Combat Systems on naval platforms

## Description

Integrate and deliver the Combat System design solution for the Type 26 GCS (Global Combat Ship), acting as the primary technical support to various stakeholders (suppliers, customer and various internal teams) for assigned system(s). The role requires time-sensitive complex problem solving, reacting to any technical queries arising during the shipbuild, integration and testing of the Combat System. The delivery of the Combat System to schedule, cost and quality is imperative to enable successful trials which will enable the ship programme and wholeship requirements to be met.

Core Duties:

 * Ensuring the Combat System design elements are installed to specification then presenting this for formal inspection and test activities, supporting the coordination of formal trials
 * Act as the System Authorised Person ensuring that the defined Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) are at all times applied to their system(s) and that prior to any use of their system or work being conducted upon the system, the necessary SSOW controls are in place/have been applied, in compliance with the safety principles of electrical and mechanical safe systems of work (SSOW) to enable nominated sub-systems STW and trials or planned maintenance
 * Act at the Technical Design Lead when communicating with other supplier representatives and internal teams to discuss technical issues and problems
 * Liaising with other Combat System Technical Design leads, and the CS Technical Authority to ensure coherency across the Combat System and incorporation of whole ship and system requirements


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