Systems Engineer (Architecture) | Outsource UK

Job Description

BAE Systems – Principal Systems Engineer (Architecture)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Filton
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £58 PAYE or £78.33 Umbrella
  
Please note that you will have to go through full SC Clearance.
  
This role focuses on systems architecture development within a highly complex and safety-critical engineering programme.
  
Key responsibilities include:
  • Developing and maintaining system architectures across large-scale, integrated defence platforms
  • Defining and decomposing system functions into coherent architectural models and design structures
  • Ensuring alignment between system architecture, requirements, and downstream design implementation
  • Supporting trade studies and design decisions to optimise system performance, safety, and capability
  • Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure architectural consistency across subsystems
  • Contributing to technical governance, design reviews, and assurance activities at system level
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable standards and engineering best practice within a regulated environment
Ideal experience includes:
  • Strong systems architecture experience in complex engineering environments (defence, marine, aerospace, etc.)
  • Familiarity with model-based systems engineering approaches and architectural frameworks
  • Ability to communicate complex technical structures clearly to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders

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