Company: BAE Systems
Location: Great Baddow
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you will join the Antenna and Electromagnetics team to deliver R&D and practical demonstrations across the EW spectrum, from concept to system-level performance. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary scientists and engineers to tackle projects for government and industry partners, advancing technologies from TRL 2 up to 9. You will lead project work and help shape technical strategy while seeking new business opportunities. The role combines research, engineering, and stakeholder engagement in a hybrid, security‑sensitive environment.
Pay / Benefits
- lifelong learning
- meaningful work
- wellbeing support
- inclusive culture
- hybrid working
- career growth and rewards
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on projects with multidisciplinary teams to deliver customer solutions
- Lead a team of scientists/engineers on project work
- Develop opportunities and timely, high‑quality bids with managed risk
- Contribute to technical strategy aligned with the Innovation & Technology plan
- Identify and deliver internally funded PV work to build exploitable capability
- Support demonstrations of concepts at TRL 2–5 and system operational levels up to TRL 9
Key requirements
- Antenna Design OR Microwave Engineering, Electromagnetics experience
- Proficiency with substantial mathematical work qualification
- Ability to obtain/hold full SC security clearance
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Cross-disciplinary communication
- Stakeholder engagement and proposal development
- Antenna design
- Microwave engineering
- Electromagnetics
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Posted: October 1st, 2026