Combat Systems Field Support Associate Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Combat Systems Field Support Associate Engineer

Location: Broad Oak, Portsmouth with occasional travel involved

Salary:  Up to £34,000 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing: 

• Supporting Operational Defects and system issues in a timely manner through engineering support visits to Royal Navy platforms wherever deployed (domestic and international)
• Provision of technical support via email/phone for the BAE Systems in service Combat Management System (CMS) and Shared Infrastructure (SI) product lines
• Performing diagnosis and rectification of electrical, network, hardware, software and system issues with reference to technical drawings, documentation and collaboration with engineering teams to improve support service quality
• Configuring CMS and SI hardware/software in preparation for supporting Ship installations and commissioning across all supported RN platforms and land based test sites
• Implementing latest system technology upgrades, conducting acceptance and assurance activities
• Diagnosing and repairing defective hardware to maintain stock levels
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance to ensure system availability
• Producing documentation, installation reports, site visit reports and updating records

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Understanding and experience of working in an engineering environment
• Appreciation of health, safety and environment regulations. Adherence to safe systems of work and maintaining a safe work environment
• Willing to travel to support tasks in UK and abroad

Desirable:

• Familiarity within a Naval/Maritime Engineering environment
• Practical Electrical/Electronic skills including soldering, crimping, and understanding of cabling diagrams
• Time served or exiting an Engineering Apprentice

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 Joint Support Solutions (JSS2) Ship Service Team:

In this team, you will be providing support to the Combat Management System for a number of Royal Naval ships including the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carries, Type 45 Destroyers, Type 23 Frigates and LPD platforms. You will have the chance to work with some of the latest technologies and shared infrastructure across a range of different platforms, and therefore will be able to develop your skills and capabilities.

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: 13^th November 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place w/c 18^th November 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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