Weapons Systems Manager

Job Description - Weapons Systems Manager ()

Job Title: Weapons Systems Manager

Location: Portsmouth (Onsite). We offer flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £55,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and manage a team of specialist Engineers, overseeing installation, commissioning, diagnostics, and defect rectification activities across assigned naval projects.
• Plan, resource, and supervise daily operations to maximise team efficiency, utilisation, and timely delivery of engineering work.
• Provide technical and administrative leadership, including performance reviews, mentoring, and supporting ongoing training and development.
• Apply expert-level problem-solving skills to resolve complex commissioning and diagnostic issues across a wide range of ship systems and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards, operating within company procedures for SHE and Product Safety.
• Act as a key technical point of contact, engaging confidently with project teams, customers, and authorities to advise on estimates, schedules, and engineering solutions.

Your skills and experiences:

• Deep knowledge of ship weapon systems and equipment across Royal Navy platforms, with hands-on experience in commissioning, diagnostics, trials, and defect rectification.
• Proven ability to lead and supervise engineering teams, manage multiple ship projects, and support team development through training, reviews, and mentoring.
• Good understanding of project delivery within a wider business context, with the ability to contribute to performance improvement and liaise with wider business functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to influence stakeholders, collaborate with internal teams, and build strong relationships with Royal Navy staff and external customers.
• HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent qualification).
• Working towards IEng, with aspirations toward CEng (preferred but not essential).

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 flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Mechanical Weapons Service Team:

The function contributes to naval base operations, through-life support, maintenance, and project delivery for Royal Navy vessels, including Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, Type 45 Destroyers, Type 23 Frigates, and HUNT Class MCMVs. The role ensures coordination and oversight of weapons systems and HP Air and Hydraulics services, aligning with statutory compliance, project specifications, and company safety and business goals.

The Flexible Working Statement:

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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 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 April 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.