Assistant Technical Authority – IPMS (Control & Instrumentation)

Job Description

Job title: Assistant Technical Authority – IPMS (Control & Instrumentation)

Location: Glasgow, Bristol, Portsmouth – 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 £60,000 depending on qualifications and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Deputise for TA (Technical Authority) in key Integrated Project Teams and Working Groups, as required
• Assist IPMS TA to deliver an affordable capable ship by liaising with the stakeholder
• Support IPMS TA in Product Safety, Key Hazard certification and Environmental activities
• Liaise with the Canada Surface Combatant (CSC) IPMS Delivery Team to ensure that IPMS Governance policy & procedure activities are executed without adverse impact on the ship programme
• Act as intermediate, when required, with members of the CSC TA community for other disciplines to ensure IPMS Governance supports and is aligned across the project

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience and knowledge with IPMS and Control & Instrumentation
• Experience of marine engineering practices  
• Capability to work the basic Microsoft packages 

Desirable:

• Commercial contractual negotiation
• Knowledge of IPMS design development processes
• Knowledge of design development processes for Control & Instrumentation and other monitoring systems

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:

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 IPMS TA Team:

As an Assistant Technical Authority for IPMS, you will be working with various suppliers on different contracts. Holding and monitoring international calls to suppliers in Europe and Canada, providing technical support to the Technical Authority (TA) for the assigned IPMS sub-systems. You will serve as a deputy for the TA in key Integrated Project Teams and Working Groups, as needed. You will be advising the TA in their role as the IPMS TA for the design, development, and integration of the allocated IPMS sub-systems on the platform.

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: 23rd January 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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