Overview

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Samlesbury. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £47,683+ Depending of skills and experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Engaging with customers and stakeholders to capture business needs and solution requirements
• Capturing the as-is and to-be application, data and technology architectures for multiple projects
• Defining the solution options and then working with the Solution Architect to achieve the optimum design to meet customer requirements
• Liaising with the Product Owner, suppliers, COTS vendors and sub-contract development teams
• Supporting solution delivery through adoption of adaptive (iterative and agile) approaches
• Working closely with the wider development team to ensure consistency and integrity of the solution
• Working effectively with Project Managers to support the development of the project plan, identifying the key tasks, dependencies, risks and mitigations

Essential

• Previous experience in Software Engineering Role
• Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering/Computer Science
• Excellent Software Engineering skills, with a solid foundation in one of C/C++/C#/Ada/.NET
• Practical experience of developing embedded software
• Demonstrated understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• Experience of requirements capture and traceability

Desirable

• Experience in different areas of testing / unit testing

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Software Engineering team

The purpose of this role is to lead the programmes of the Business Systems Competency Centre, driving the delivery of high-impact initiatives that enhance organisational capability.

In this role, you will define, manage, and lead programmes of capability development across multiple business functions, ensuring seamless IM&T integration across the Competency Centre and operational teams. You will draw on solutions and resources from IM&T service lines and other competency centres to deliver innovative, effective, and scalable outcomes.

As a Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of products, creating software solutions for internal stakeholders. You will be involved in the full product lifecycle—from design and development to integration and deployment. Collaborating closely with systems engineers and test engineers, you will contribute to the delivery of multi-layered, real-world solutions that have tangible impact on business operations.

This role offers the chance to combine strategic programme leadership with software engineering, making it ideal for candidates who thrive in dynamic, innovative, and technically challenging environments.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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 22nd October 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.