Systems Engineer (Architecture)

Outsource UK

📍 Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Contract or Temp Engineers Posted June 02, 2026

Job Description

Job Description

BAE Systems – Principal Systems Engineer (Architecture)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness or Filton
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £58 PAYE or £78.33 Umbrella

Please note that you will have to go through full SC Clearance.

This role focuses on systems architecture development within a highly complex and safety-critical engineering programme.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Developing and maintaining system architectures across large-scale, integrated defence platforms
  • Defining and decomposing system functions into coherent architectural models and design structures
  • Ensuring alignment between system architecture, requirements, and downstream design implementation
  • Supporting trade studies and design decisions to optimise system performance, safety, and capability
  • Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure architectural ...