Mission Systems Senior Engineer

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Would you like to play a key role in Mission Systems Design Change for the Hunt and T23 Class Vessels? We currently have vacancies for Mission Systems Senior Engineers at our site in Portsmouth Naval Base.

As a Mission Systems Senior Engineer, you will be supporting design change management for new capabilities and legacy equipment in terms of upgrades and modifications. You will be working in a team whose primary focus is design development and will be undertaking surveys, reporting and meeting/stakeholder correspondence to support the overall design integrity of the Class Specific Missions Systems engineering design, as part of the wider Warship Technical authority (WTA) that provides governance and oversight of engineering decisions that primarily effect Surface ship mission systems.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work in a fast paced, high profile Maritime organisation. You will also have the opportunity to work on other classes and regularly on-board the vessels for surveys. Success in this role could also lead to extending your knowledge to other Mission Systems platform types and transverse engineering aspects across other platforms.

Your main responsibilities as a Mission Systems Senior Engineer will involve:

Ensuring the design intent and safety of the Mission Systems and to collate the assurance evidence of this for the individual Warship Approving Authorities (WAA’s)

Organising and co-ordinating aspects of Mission System engineering activity ensuring defined objectives are achieved whilst continually maintaining quality and service requirements

Responsible for assisting the provision of capability, as directed, to meet the needs of internal projects and customer programmes across the different Class Output Managements (COMs) as required

Internal/ external Stakeholder liaison in support of engineering change embodiment; Collaboration with UK Customers, partners and suppliers including Navy Command HQ, Surface Flotilla and MOD DE&S

Supporting technical investigation and requirements

Capability Insertion (CI) planning – supporting the planning process to facilitate CI roll-out planning, including First of Class embodiment targets

Provide visible active commitment to SHE, leading by example and acting on SHE concerns, mandatory training and keeping up to date

Essential

Your skills and qualifications:

Engineering knowledge and experience with the ability to apply it to complex engineering change process in the development of engineering impact assessment and in support of problem resolution

A working understanding of industry and MoD, Royal Navy design / safety management tools and processes

Experience and breadth of engineering knowledge – ability to apply it to a wide range of engineering issues within the Mission Systems area and understanding of other engineering disciplines

Understanding of engineering and project governance processes

Some understanding of Mission Systems, immediate COM (Class Output Management) and wider business goals

Understanding of, or experience in, a number of the technical areas listed below:

• Naval Command Systems.
• Real-time Combat Systems.
• Standalone and Integrated Weapon Systems.
• Coalition, Mission, Planning and Office Information Systems.
• Conventional and Satellite External & Internal Comms Systems
• Aircraft Maintenance (for T23) and Mission Support systems.
• Safety, including being able to provide demonstrable experience of taking responsibility for safety decisions using sound safety management processes/tools
• Physical integration into a ‘systems of systems’, understand impacts on wider systems and how they affect the overall capability and performance on the Navigation, Air Traffic Management and Operation capability of the vessel
• Fibre Optic and Network infrastructures.
  

Desirable

Understanding of transverse engineering disciplines such as Environment, Human factors, Materials, Signatures, Vulnerability, physical security and TEMPEST, RADHAZ, Electro Environmental Effect, EMP & Electrostatic Discharge.

Type 23 and/ or Hunt class experience

Mission Systems experience

Be a member of a relevant professional body or working towards being a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng)

What We’re Looking For In You

Strong communicator with the ability to articulate and communicate complex technical issues with diplomacy to both internal and external stakeholders of all levels. You will also have the ability to interact with and influence customers, stakeholders, suppliers and partner organisations. Having an understanding and empathy of the MoD/Military ethos will also be beneficial to this role.

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base – with occasional travel to Devonport or Abbeywood

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Flexible Working: At Maritime Services, we embrace flexible and modern working arrangements and feel this is an important part of the benefits that we have on offer. It helps us to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. This role can be undertaken either full time, part time, job share, flexible hours or we would welcome your suggestions for how we could make this role fit your circumstances.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime Services

Join us and help to define the future of global maritime defence capabilities. With approximately 3,500 employees based at five UK locations and revenue of £600million, we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around and offer significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and grow with us. Our people are encouraged to be as creative as they can be and are always looking at ways to develop and challenge the way we do things, identifying and prioritising continuous improvement activities across the business

From our headquarters in Portsmouth, we are proud to support the Royal Navy in global operations. BAE Systems Maritime Services delivers end-to-end support to over 50 per cent of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet. Our services include ship upgrades, repairs, dockyard facilities management and provision of combat systems training. We also develop and support the Royal Navy’s complex equipment, such as radar, torpedoes and small boats.

With our international programmes and core support to the Ministry of Defence, you could find yourself working on the iconic Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, Type 45 Destroyers, Type 23 Frigates, Type 26 Global Combat Ships, Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels, Offshore Patrol Vessels, historic ships and more. Our highly skilled teams design, develop, support and maintain a wide range of complex equipment. This includes Spearfish, one of the most powerful and capable wire guided torpedoes on the market. Currently undergoing a major upgrade programme, Spearfish will soon benefit from further sophisticated advances in its homing, warheads, tactical and fuelling systems, as well an upgraded guidance link. Then there’s Artisan, the 3D radar that can identify a target the size of a tennis ball, travelling at a speed of more than 2000 miles an hour more than 25 kilometres away!

Join us and the projects you’ll be involved in will form the backbone of the Royal Navy for decades to come. You’ll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here .

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Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

Job

Engineering

Primary Location

GB-ENG-HAM-Portsmouth Naval Base

Closing Date

24/Aug/21, 11:59:00 PM