Senior design engineer Work, Jobs in Chatham, Ken (with Salaries)

Senior Systems Engineer
BAE Systems —Rochester
- £45,000 - £60,000 a year
- No degree
- Mentoring
- Agile
Senior Lean Practitioner
Genuit Group —Aylesford
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Senior/Principal Software Engineer
BAE Systems —Rochester
- Up to £65,000 a year
- No degree
Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer
BAE Systems —Rochester
- £60,000 a year
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
- No degree
M&E Design Manager
Primech Building Services —Gillingham
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- Business development
Quick apply
Senior Tooling Design Engineer
Leidos —Thurrock
- £44,700 - £57,300 a year
- Overtime
- Engineering
- Travel
- In-person
- Annual leave
Senior Frontend Engineer (Web & App)
Quantum —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
Infrastructure Operations Engineer
OSB Group —Chatham
- £36,000 - £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Annual leave
10d
Senior Product Designer
Yonder —London
- £82,000 - £96,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
Senior Planning Engineer
Skanska —Thurrock
- Civil engineering
- Contracts
- Construction experience
- Bereavement leave
10d
Sr Cloud Architect
ABACUS —Sittingbourne
- Weekend availability
- Azure
- Analysis skills
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Senior Product & Digital Designer
OnlineArtSchool.com —Danbury
- From £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- AI
- School
Quick apply
4d
Software Engineer - Frontend
kraken —Cyprus Station
- Full-time
- English
- Communication skills
Head of Pre-Construction – Internal Drainage Boards (IDB)
Balfour Beatty —Maidstone
- Hybrid work
- Civil engineering
- Business development
- Construction experience
- Annual leave
Senior Engineer - Deep Foundations (2 Year FTC)
Bouygues Construction —Tilbury
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer
Laing O'Rourke —Dartford
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Project Manager 8a
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust —Maidstone
- £57,528 - £64,750 a year
- Full-time
- Contracts
- Construction experience
- Leadership
- Annual leave
2d
Senior Electronics Design Engineer
QinetiQ —Ashford
- Full-time
- No degree
- Mentoring
- Employee discount
General Superintendent (2 Year FTC)
Bouygues Construction —Tilbury
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
Senior Engineer
Fivenines Global Datacentre Infrastructure —Aylesford
- Civil engineering
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance

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Senior Systems Engineer

BAE Systems -
Rochester

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Job details

£45,000 - £60,000 a year

Qualifications

Requirement elicitation
Stakeholder liaison
Simulink
Mentoring
Systems engineering
Agile
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Systems engineering or applications analysis experience

Full job description

Location

Rochester , United Kingdom

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Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent UK – Onsite

Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 dependent on skills and 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:

This role centres on understanding complex customer needs and translating them into clear, multi‑level requirements. It involves developing advanced system architectures using Model‑Based Systems Engineering and overseeing the integration, analysis and testing of real‑time systems that combine electronic, mechanical, optical and software elements. Accountability for collaborative technical work packages is key, ensuring outcomes align with customer expectations.

Alongside technical delivery, the role includes verifying that solutions fully satisfy customer needs and guiding or coaching other engineers to strengthen team capability. It also drives the development of new and improved systems by applying best‑practice lifecycle processes and modern approaches such as Learn First and Agile, ensuring efficient, high‑quality system evolution.

Core duties:

Understanding our customers’ complex needs and collaborating to develop, validate and manage requirements at multiple levels
Developing complex system architectures and sub-systems using a Model Based Systems Engineering approach
Being involved in the Integration, analysis and test of real time systems containing multiple technical disciplines such as electronic, mechanical, optical and software sub-systems
Taking accountability for collaborative technical work package execution and associated outcomes and providing guidance, coaching and nurturing talent in other engineers

Essential Skills:

A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Scientific/Engineering subject (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)
Proven experience in requirements management, design analyses, modelling and simulation, using tools such as DOORS, Siemens Polarion, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB and/or Simulink and design methodologies such as SysML
Customer and/or supplier liaison experience for technical aspects, verifying and obtaining agreement that customer needs are satisfied

It is desirable that you will have experience in integration, test, and verification of real time and/or safety related systems, with understanding of safety assessment processes including how these processes influence the design

The Systems Engineering Team:

You’ll be part of the development and supply of products across a diverse mix of commercial and military platforms; Head Up and Head Worn Displays, Safety Critical Pilot Control and Flight Control Systems. We encourage our Systems Engineers to gain a breadth of knowledge across these domains to become subject matter experts in one or more product domain, or systems engineering specialism.

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: 8th September 2026

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