Job Title: Product Engineer
Location: Leeds. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £35,000 + dependent on experience
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
As a Product Engineer, you will develop, improve and maintain tools that support code management, build, deployment and automation processes. You will collaborate closely with development and operations teams, providing guidance on best practice for build, deployment and configuration management, while proactively supporting infrastructure and application issues. The role also involves ensuring the ongoing support, maintenance and upgrade of technology components to enable reliable and efficient delivery across environments.
Core duties:
- Interface with development and operations teams and demonstrate commitment to the success of project deliverables
- Proactively support issues related to infrastructure and application deployments
- Provide assurance and guidance on build and deployment best-practices and configuration management to development, test and production environments
- Be responsible for providing ongoing support, upgrade and maintenance for the technology components
Essential Skills:
- Good working knowledge of Linux, Networking and PKI
- Knowledge of the Atlassian suite
- Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and tools
The Global Engineering Platform Team:
Our team owns and provides a global capability of engineering tools ‘as-a-service’. We serve users across many different parts of our business. We create value by providing the platform, service and knowledge that supports delivery and engineering teams in planning, building and deploying their products and solutions. We borrow forms and principles from Agile, DevOps and SRE to organise and manage ourselves and our work and are responsible for delivering consistent, sustainable and predictable service operations for our users, as well as the delivery of our own change and project work.
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.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date 1st July 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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