Product Owner

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Maritime Services

We serve and protect those who serve and protect us. Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK Maritime Services Business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent. 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.

At BAE Systems we are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

Our Maritime Services Business

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.

With our international programmes and core support to the Ministry of Defence our highly skilled teams design, develop, support and maintain a wide range of complex equipment.

Join us and the projects you’ll be involved in will positively impact our customers for decades to come. You’ll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

Product Owner

Would you like to join a growing multi-disciplinary team within the Engineering Projects Group - Electrical Hardware (EPG-EH) within BAE Maritime Services? We currently have open vacancies for Product Owners, the roles are hybrid-based with occasional travel to Portsmouth (EPG site), customer/sub-contractor sites as required.

As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for managing the technical solution for a specific product type within the EPH-EH frameworks. You will assess, engineer and verify all aspects of the product to the necessary requirements this will be through a combination of your own experience and supporting functions. You will take lead in managing and attend (where required) all technical, sub-contract and qualification activities for the product.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to deliver complex electrical/mechanical product solutions within a challenging and fast-paced environment, where no two days are the same. The successful candidate will be able to oversee a full product lifecycle whilst developing existing skills and gaining exposure with the wider BAE Systems.

Your Main Responsibilities As a Product Owner Will Involve

• Application of EPG-EH Frameworks to their Work Package
• Interact with the Project Manager and Engineering Manager to deliver the product to schedule and budget
• Prepare for and Drive Work Package Engineering Design Lifecycle Gate Reviews
• Configuration Management of their allocated Work Package
• Escalate Work Package Risks to the EPG-EH Project Manager and Engineering Manager
• Escalate and Manage Technical Queries for attention of the customer
• Engagement with internal stakeholders such as System Design Authority and Maritime Services Design Review Chairs
• Formal Engagement with Customer Work Package Management Counterpart Provide technical guidance on areas of specific expertise within the team
  

Your Skills And Qualifications

• Experience in relevant engineering fields (Mechanical/Electrical/Systems)
• Experience with marine standards
• Experience in multiple phases of the engineering lifecycle
• Experience in undertaking peer reviews and presenting to design review panels
• Good stakeholder management skills at all levels
  

Desirable

• Experience in managing requirements compliance and Verification Cross Reference Index
• Experience with DOORS (9.6 or NG) is preferable
  

Qualifications

• Experience in relevant engineering fields (Mechanical/Electrical/Systems)
• Capable of achieving the appropriate Professional Institution membership
  

What We Are Looking For In You

You will be able to work well as a part of a team as well as on your own initiative, you must have good communication skills and the ability to liaise with stakeholders as different levels.

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: Up to £55800, dependant on skills and experience

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.

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/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Job

Engineering

Primary Location

GB-ENG-HAM-Portsmouth Naval Base

Closing Date

07/Jun/22, 5:59:00 PM