Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements and Acceptance)
Job Title: Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering (Requirements and Acceptance)
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Coventry, Frimley or Broad Oak. 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 £48,000 depending on skills & experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Providing specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise in Configuration and Change Management. Identify the need for, communicate, and maintain Product Lifecycle Model (PLM) and Task Management tools supporting the entire engineering lifecycle
- Understanding and articulating the impact of change on other areas of the submarine platform
- Capturing and agreeing technical changes in accordance with company and programme processes
- Delivering process documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes
- Delivering design changes and documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes
- Providing engineering LCM adherence for all deliverables and relevant input to project LCM activities
- Leveraging configuration management experience and knowledge in both the tactical and strategic development of other engineers and relevant members of other supporting
Your skills and experiences:
- Knowledge of the systems engineering lifecycle with experience of operating in the phase relevant to the role and awareness of the entire engineering lifecycle
- Relevant sector experience in comparable industry
- Experience of web-based task management and collaboration tools
- Experience of PLM tools
- Experience of the Sparx Enterprise Architect toolset
- Engineering degree held or relevant expeirence/qualification
Desirable:
- Knowledge and expertise of Configuration Management process and practices in the defence, maritime or closely linked industry and the correct recognition of the context of their work within the overall product
- CM2 (or CMII) certification from Institute of Process Excellence
- Experience with the following toolsets/systems:
- Siemens Teamcenter toolset, preferably v11.
- SAP ERP systems
- Experience of the IBM DOORS toolset
- Experience of the JIRA and Confluence tools
- Siemens Teamcenter toolset, preferably v11.
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 Configuration and Data Management team:
Joining a key team, you will be helping to support submarine programmes through the formalised application of configuration management to support system requirements management, verification and validation activities within an Engineering Lifecycle.
There is a real opportunity to develop solutions to engineering problems using new or existing technologies, through innovation, creativity and change, with technical accountability for complex systems with significant levels of risk.
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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 20th June 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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