Senior Engineer - Product Configuration

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Product Configuration & Change

Location: Glasgow, Bristol, or 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: Circa £44,000 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Assisting in the co-ordination of the delivery of Canadian River Class Destroyer Configuration Management Capability
• Co-ordinating the implementation of appropriate business rules and controls for each phase of the product lifecycle and ensuring the required level of reporting is delivered
• Providing support for configuration management of 3D model lock down and archiving activities, whilst overseeing the configuration control of 3D model baselines
• Supporting the Principal Engineer in maintaining the River Class Destroyer Configuration Management baselines
• Aiding in the development of the programme baselines to include Functional Baselines, Allocated Baselines and Product Baselines
• Developing, deploying, and governing of the Configuration Item (CI) strategy

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• STEM Degree qualified
• Experience in end-to-end engineering lifecycle with an understanding of the Configuration Management lifecycle
• Proficient in using Product Data Management (PDM) / Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems i.e. TeamCentre, or Windchill
• Familiarity working with product baselines

Desirable:

• Exposure working within a comparable/similar industry

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.

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 Product Configuration & Change team:

This is an exciting opportunity for you to play a critical part within the Canadian River Class Destroyer Programme, in this cross functional role you will work alongside a range of different internal functions and external stakeholders, and you will report directly into the Engineering Manager within Product Configuration & Change. This role may give you the chance to travel internationally as you work alongside our customer, allowing you to gain further exposure and to network. We will support you in your professional career development through further learning and offer support to achieving Chartership status.

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: 26 th November 2024 - Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 9 th December.

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.