Principal Software Engineer

Job Title: Principal\nSoftware Engineer

Location: Isle of Wight –\nCowes – We offer flexible working arrangements – Part time &\naccruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to\ndiscuss these options

Salary: Up to £75,900\n(dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be\ndoing:

• Derive and\nmaintain a set of software requirements from a baseline set of\nsystems requirements
• Produce and maintain a\nsoftware design to meet a set of software requirements
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• Use a software design to produce a deliverable software\nsolution
• Undertake peer reviews or\nchecking/verification of peers’ solutions across Maritime\nServices
• Undertake technical reviews, verify\nand authorise software engineering designs
• Act\nas an Engineering technical lead for a software solution at\na sub-system level
• Maintain a software\nsolution to address reported defects and/or add new\nfunctionality
• Support the development of\nindividuals and teams\nto enhance skills and competencies
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• Produce or assist in the creation of software estimates\nfor sub-systems

Your\nskills and experiences:

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• Good experience of using at least one high level\nprogramming language
• Considerable experience\nof using a high-level design methodology – knowledge of\nUML
• Strong experience of all aspects\nof the software lifecycle and good knowledge of software lifecycle\nmodels (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)
• Have a BEng/BSc\nin Computer Science or other relevant Engineering or Numerate\nsubject (technology, engineering or science related\ndiscipline)
• Have good knowledge of appropriate\nsoftware standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEE 12207)
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• Knowledge of Ada95
• Have a CEng or\nequivalent level of capability or working towards CEng\nstatus
• Have a comprehensive understanding of\nconfiguration management and experience of a\nconfiguration management tool
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• An understanding of model-based techniques is\nadvantageous

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE\nSystems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of\nflexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits,\nincluding a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping\ndiscounts – you may also be eligible for an annual\nincentive.

The Sampson Radar\nSoftware team:

The Sampson Radar\nSoftware team is a 30 plus personnel group that provides support\nand capability upgrades to the Royal Navy and their products. This\nrole will deliver software products to the customer as part of a\nteam delivering enhancements over the next 10 years, as well as\nproviding ongoing support to existing products. You will have the\nopportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with\nthe potential to lead\ninto more senior positions within a global business

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real\ndifference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values\ndiversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where\nyou’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people\nfrom all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment\nprocesses are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or\nhealth condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder\netc.) that may affect\nyour performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about\npotential reasonable adjustments.

Please be\naware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security\nand export control\nrestrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your\nnationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and\nyour place of birth can restrict the\nroles you are eligible to perform within the\norganisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve\nBaseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require\nhigher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10\nyears of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting\nlevel required for the\nrole, to allow for meaningful security vetting\nchecks.

Closing\nDate 25th November 2025

We\nreserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive\nsufficient applications for the\nrole. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit\nyour application as early as possible.

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