Assistant Technical Authority – Power & Propulsion
Job Description
Job Title: Assistant Technical Authority – Power & Propulsion
Location: Glasgow / Portsmouth / Bristol. 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 £58,500 depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team to support the integration of Power & Propulsion equipment into overall ship design including:-
- Main Engines – Prime Movers and Power Generation
- Uptakes and Downtakes
- Gearbox and Clutch
- Shafting (including couplings, thrust blocks, seals and brakes)
- Steering Gear and Stabilisers
- Main Engines – Prime Movers and Power Generation
- Determine applicable engineering policies, regulations and standards to ensure these are correctly implemented within the requirements, design solution, verification and validation activities
- Undertake design appraisals to ensure that design artefacts are compliant with specifications, quality and technical standards; liaise with SME’s, vendors, and customer to address any issues identified
- Oversee the design review process including equipment, systems and compartment maturity
- Undertake Product Safety, Environmental, and Certification activities including the development of safety and certification submissions
- Carry out independent technical analyses and investigations, including evaluation and down-selection of technical options. Prepare reports with recommendations to support the resolution of technical issues
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
- A proven technical knowledge of marine systems with specific Power & Propulsion experience
- A comprehensive understanding of maritime standards and legislation with experience of working within safety, engineering and project governance processes
- Proven knowledge and experience of the full engineering product design lifecycle
Desirable:
- Experience of working within a highly regulated industry
- Experience of customer management and operating within a collaborative working environment
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 Technical Authority team:
As an Assistant Technical Authority – Power & Propulsion you will be supporting the Technical Authority (TA) to assure the design, development and integration of Power & Propulsion sub-systems for the Canadian River Class Destroyer, management on pre review of P&P documents, working with delivery teams to develop & pre approve the documents, managing changes, reviewing supplier technical information, conformance/non-conformance.
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: 21st March 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.
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