Principal Engineer – Outfitting

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Job title: Principal Engineer – Outfit

Location: Scotstoun – Glasgow, Bristol, Portsmouth other UK locations also considered. 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 52,300 depending on qualifications and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Support and review Outfit, including but not limited to; Technical Specifications, Keyplans, Drawings, Design Reviews, Change Requests, Change Impact Assessment


• Develop designs in line with all specifications & standards


• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure delivery to the agreed specification


• Line management of the outfit engineering team


• Manage product safety hazards within area of responsibility


• Co-ordinate with systems engineers, detail designers and operations on the integration of outfit systems

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience and knowledge of Marine Outfit systems with the experience to support system and spatial integration activities with other disciplines


• Stage 1 design experience


• Experience working in Naval or Aerospace engineering, within a highly regulated industry

Desirable:

• Experience writing and reviewing technical reports and specifications


• Experience in creating and reviewing vessel Keyplans


• Previous Line Management/People Management experience

Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline. Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution

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 Outfit Engineering team:

As a part of this role, you will carry out technical analyses and investigations, including evaluation and selection of technical options, and prepare reports with suggested recommendations to support the design of improvements. This role will provide you with opportunity to work on subject matter interesting long term project projects and as well career development with BAE Systems.

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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