Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak

Salary: Up to £56,140 dependent on skills and experiences

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and implementation of torpedo tactical software against an incrementally defined algorithm specification as directed by the software team lead
• Investigation of allocated software defects and implementation of necessary changes
• Peer review of software implementations
• Software testing and verification
• Working initially with an existing toolset and development approach to support on-going project delivery requirements
• Supporting migration and modernisation of the current software implementation approach and toolset, to support longer term maintainability and spiral development

Your skills and experiences:

• Experienced software engineer that has worked within a software development team
• Good experience of using at least one high level programming language
• Experience of using a high-level design methodology
• Good experience in the application of all aspects of the software lifecycle and knowledge of software lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)
• Able to evaluate current work processes and suggest process improvements to team leaders and management

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 BAE Systems Torpedoes Software and Simulation team:

The Software and Simulation team consists of approximately 30 systems and software engineers developing on-board torpedo software, developing real time and off-line simulators and conducting performance assessments for the Sting Ray and Spearfish torpedoes. This includes on-going development and support for in-service products and the development of the next generation of torpedo products.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will focus on the development of the on-board software products, having the opportunity for involvement across the wider product development.

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: 8th August 2025

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.