Senior Engineer – Requirements and Acceptance

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Job title: Senior Engineer – Requirements and Acceptance

Location: Bristol, Portsmouth or Glasgow; 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 £51,645 dependant on skills and qualifications

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide engineering expertise to the development and maintenance of project requirements including initial proposals for verification and validation details associated with the requirements


• Engage with customers and suppliers in order to support the resolution of relatively complex problems and issue


• Assist with the provision of engineering expertise and documentation/models across a range of associated systems engineering processes


• Generate bid documentation and deliverables to a high quality and within short timescales


• Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Demonstrably good understanding and experience of the engineering lifecycle, preferably within the Marine or Defence sector


• Excellent understanding and experience of requirements development, management, tools and techniques


• Good understanding of configuration management principles, processes and general Systems Engineering activities

Desirable:

• Working experience in Jira, Confluence, requirements management and system modelling tools such as DOORS, CATIA No Magic suite or Enterprise Architect

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:

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 Systems Engineering Team:

As a Requirements Engineer within the Naval Ships Future Programmes team you will have the opportunity to work on future projects with national and international customers.

Leading the development and management of project requirements, their high-level verification and assisting the Subject Matter Experts to develop evidence to demonstrate to the customer that the requirements have been met. We have a range of opportunities and concept designs being worked on in an exciting and vibrant team, in which you’ll play an important part in the development through to bid submission and beyond. Alongside design and delivery, we are seeking involvement from you in our process investigation to become more efficient throughout the Engineering Lifecycle.

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 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: 18th October 2024

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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