Cable and Interconnection Design Authority

Job Title: Cable and Interconnection Design Authority

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

Salary: Up to £53,000 depending 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 is a technical role leading the electronic and mechanical aspects of advanced Cables and Interconnections. You will undertake design and electrical integration in respect of Cables and Section Integration and apply a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience of engineering and company approaches, techniques and governance in the Electrical and Electronics domain.

Core Duties

• Design and development of complex cable assemblies, from specification through to design using tools and release into service
• Be the single point of contract for various cable manufacturers and suppliers
• Liaise with Manufacturing team to produce multiple cable assemblies
• Interface with related disciplines including mechanical engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, ILS, Safety and Production
• Follow the engineering lifecycle and undertake process improvements and progress, peer and design reviews across various projects
• Complete Component selection, schematic capture and support to PCB layout
  
  

Essential Skills

• You will have sound understanding of Cable Design and manufacture, and flexible cables and circuits
• You will have previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment
• You will have experience in Integration, design proving and defect resolution
• You will have experience of complex design techniques including various comms protocols such as RS422 and Ethernet
• You will have experience of generating component level designs for introduction into volume production using computer-aided engineering, such as Cadence and Siemens NX
  
  

The Underwater Team

You will be joining a team with a focus on underwater systems and sub-systems, playing a key role in delivering enhancements, upgrades and re-designs of these systems and subsystems. The team is engaged in activities throughout the All Up Round, working with technical experts, manufacturing, quality and supply chain to resolve obsolescence and technical challenges with underwater systems.

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:

28th 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.