Senior Fluids Capability Engineer

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.

This role offers the opportunity to join the GCAP programme, gaining broad lifecycle experience while helping shape future engineering capability. As a Senior Fluids Engineer, you will support the Fluid Systems Pillar Lead in developing and delivering key engineering capability initiatives within a Digital Engineering environment. Responsibilities include managing and coordinating capability development activities, monitoring and reporting progress, and driving process improvements in collaboration with Flight Systems teams. You will also provide technical guidance and mentoring to early-career engineers, helping to strengthen team capability while contributing to the deployment of state-of-the-art engineering methodologies across the programme.

• You will support the Fluid Systems Pillar team to develop and deploy engineering capability to teams.
• Liaise with the wider engineering teams to coordinate and understand the capability needs
• Have technical discussions with the multidisciplinary teams to understand outcomes of specific toolsets and how they affect the wider toolset architecture against the initial requirements
• Be part of multidisciplinary trade studies to review the options for various toolsets
• Support the capture of outcomes, key decisions, system definitions, etc. for engineering capability
• Report back to wider Digital Engineering team and associated pillars to communicate issues, requests and recommendations for action and/or agreement
• Task manage selected engineering capability development activities and their coherency across other disciplines and departments
• Ensure high quality and timely artefacts are delivered in line with programme requirements
• Support engineering planning, management and review activities
• Lead maturity assessments of the developed solutions to ensure they are appropriate for the lifecycle phase

• Degree or relevant qualification in Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience working with fluid systems, in an engineering capacity
• Ability to resolve engineering conflicts between disciplines, systems and capabilities, using data to solve problems
• Experience managing and influencing stakeholders at all levels

The Fluid Systems team sits within the GCAP programme, a strategically important programme that delivers the concepting, design, development, build and flight test of the 6th generation combat air system.

We, as a team, are central to the delivery of a Digital Engineering Capability to be developed and deployed to the programme, in an integrated manner that reflects state-of the-art methodologies.

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.

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: 6th November 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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