Principal Capability Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Capability Engineer 

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

Salary: £45,628 + depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Development and Delivery of Capability Management Plans for specialist engineering teams
• Delivery of Strategic and Tactical Capability Development requirements/initiatives incorporating People, Process, Tools and Infrastructure
• Develop and embed a robust Skills assessment methodology to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen capabilities and provide independent assurance of Nuclear & Non-Nuclear SQEP within the relevant Domains
• Establish and sustain contacts with equivalent domains across all programmes, the Maritime Group and other UK businesses to share practice and LfE. Develop, manage and sustain influential interfaces with peer /supporting business functions
• Provide Talent Management and Career development across the relevant Domain(s) and associated Discipline population including identification and development of High Potentials

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Engineering degree or equivalent in STEM subject, or relevant experience
• CEng or interested in working towards chartership
• Proven experience of project planning and stakeholder/relationship management

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Jira or Confluence
• Ability to research, analyse and present information and data

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 Engineering Function team:

Join the Engineering function, where specialized expertise empowers teams to achieve what’s needed for successful boat delivery across all programmes. You will gain comprehensive insight into the entire organization and its programs, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the teams you collaborate with. You’ll engage with senior leadership and internal managers, broadening your professional network.
This role also offers significant growth potential, including opportunities for career development and the possibility of funded higher education courses. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 1^st 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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