DASS Equipment Engineering: Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: DASS Equipment Engineering: Systems Engineer

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £41,361

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with the supplier to understand programme status and key issues
• Provide technical input and stakeholder management into Design artifacts
• Support the Final Assembly Line & Flight Development Line to ensure that DASS equipment is available to meet programme requirements
• Support the Final Assembly Line & Flight Development Line to ensure that DASS system issues are understood and are either resolved or concessed where appropriate
• Ensure that relevant EF process’ is visible and adhered to within the supply base
• Support the management of equipment programme plans, status information and issue slide to keep them topical with the latest information to support the team reviews
• Support the supplier bid process through support to the DASS procurement team

Your skills and experiences:

• A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent with relevant experience gained on an aircraft engineering project or related field
• The ability to develop and present a range of complex data to a variety of stakeholders
• The ability to support tasks across multiple contracts, balancing priorities and workload across a team
• The ability to identify and pro-actively resolve issues impacting programmes, escalating any issues for resolution by exception
• A basic understanding of the ‘V’ lifecycle and its application to the production of qualification requirements and aircraft certification and clearances

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 DDT&E Platform Systems Defensive team:

An excellent opportunity has become available for a Systems Engineer to join the DDT&E Platform Systems Defensive Aids Sub-System (DASS) Team. The DASS System consists of the Defensive Aids Computer (DAC), Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESM), Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) and Missile Approach Warner (MAW), providing platform survivability and situational awareness and the Chaff and Flare Counter Measures Dispensing Systems (CMDS).

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: 25th 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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