Job title: Senior Engineer – Outfit

Location: Scotstoun. 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 £49,400 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Produce, update & maintain Outfit design documentation (schematics, keyplans etc) and ultimately deliver completed documents ahead of ship acceptance

• Lead on resolution of technical issues during the ship build programme. Carry out technical analysis and investigations, including evaluation and selection of technical options, and prepare reports with suggested recommendations to support issue resolution

• Support acceptance activities for Outfit facilities and equipment, as well as ensuring product safety of design solutions satisfies requirements needed to support wholeship safety case

• Liaise with customers and/or suppliers in assigned areas on engineering matters to resolve issues quickly and maintain shipbuilding efforts

• Make Engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and answer technical queries within their level of knowledge and competency.

• Provide guidance and support to the Technical and Approval Authorities to ensure requirements are met and evidenced and to provide clarity and assurance

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Typically, degree qualified likely to be in a Technology, Engineering or Science related discipline or alternatively demonstrable equivalent experience in an Engineering field aligned with Outfit systems.

• Knowledge and experience of naval and/or commercial ship outfit systems with the experience to support system and spatial integration issues with other disciplines

• Has sufficient capability to be able to make correct trade-off decisions.

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to stakeholders at various levels

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution. Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

Desirable:

• Experience with CAD software like AutoCAD or FORAN

• Good Experience in an Outfit Ship Design environment with knowledge of BAE toolsets and processes e.g Windchill

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Type 26 Stage 1 Outfit Team:

Within this team, you will be responsible for the design and integration of a range of Outfit systems (including compartment design and support) on a multi-billion pound warship programme. You will provide engineering solutions to technical issues as they emerge during the ship build and commissioning stages of the programme and ensure engineering requirements and supporting evidence are delivered in line with key programme milestones.

Flexibility – ability to be flexible within team in terms of working arrangements and working hours etc.

Dynamic role combining office-based tasks with hands-on engineering and shipbuilding work.

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.”

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 9th October. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 20th October.

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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