Typhoon Avionic Test Engineer

Job Title: Typhoon Avionic Test Engineer

Location: Warton - On site

Salary: £47,683+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

Performing systems integration rig testing of typhoon avionics system packages, generating rig test logs and ensuring rig equipment configuration is correct and maintained

Meeting the requirements of the Avionics System team and other key stakeholders, and ensuring accurate reports are produced and delivered

Identifying, isolating, re-testing and reporting on Typhoon avionic system problems

Focal point throughout prescribed test activity, leading a small team of SI test engineers operating one of the SI Rigs based at Warton

Coaching and supporting less experienced members of the team

Developing and maintaining relationships with the Avionics teams, Engineering Partner Companies and other key stakeholders

Your skills and experiences:

Aircraft Avionics support or test experience

Defence/ military industry experience

Engineering Apprenticeship

Excellent IT skills

Typhoon avionics experience - desirable

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.

Typhoon System Interaction Rigs Team

We are a team of 25+ Test Engineers including a Support and Ops team who managing the testing of new Typhoon Hardware and Software on the 4 off avionic System Interaction Rigs. We develop test cases, which are then actioned on the rigs. We play a key role in providing test evidence and reports to show that that the product is as per design and highlight any issues that we find during the testing. This test evidence and report is used to support the generation of flight clearance of the Typhoon aircraft and release to the customer.

The team operates on a 2-shift rotating system of 37 hours per week. The two shifts consist of 6am-2pm Monday to Friday and 12pm to 8pm Monday to Friday.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 25^{th 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.

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