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Senior Flight Systems Engineer - BAE Systems
Systems Engineer
Lead the design, integration and validation of advanced flight systems, leveraging avionics, MATLAB/Simulink and Python to deliver cutting‑edge aerospace solutions.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end‑to‑end development of flight‑control and avionics systems, ensuring compliance with defence and aerospace standards.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define system requirements, architecture and integration plans.
- Utilise MATLAB/Simulink and Python for modelling, simulation, and automated test development.
- Conduct rigorous verification and validation activities, including hardware‑in‑the‑loop and flight‑test support.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical or Systems Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in flight systems or avionics engineering.
- Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python and embedded C/C++ development.
- Strong knowledge of avionics protocols (e.g., ARINC, CAN, MIL‑STD‑1553) and flight‑control theory.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills, with a proven track record of delivering complex systems on schedule.