Principal Engineering Manager – Submarine Build and Test

Job title: Principal Engineering Manager – Submarine Build and Test

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: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing engineering leadership and expertise in support of Programmes, Projects and critical Boat build phases
• Management of Configuration management, technical risks and opportunities
• Ensuring design integrity and safety for primary plant integration, major primary systems and critical components
• Developing and maintaining the team’s capability to discharge their roles across various Engineering disciplines
• Leading improvements in Process’, Toolsets, Plant and Teams to enhance team objectives and thus submarines Primary system safety, cost and Programme schedule
• Driving a suitable Product facing operating model that can strike a balance between responding to emerging technical issues whilst equally striving to prevent/ reduce them through root cause analysis/embedding of Engineering LFE
• Liaising with key stakeholders across the Submarines Enterprise to share and embed any improvements

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous Senior Management experience or involvement in leading Engineering teams within a Manufacturing type environment
• Degree Qualified in an Engineering discipline or suitable equivalent
• Knowledge and experience of the nuclear industry and Nuclear Regulations
• Engineering lifecycle management experience

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent working experience
• Nuclear Propulsion Plant lifecycle management
• Submarine Primary system knowledge and Experience

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 Platform Submarine Nuclear Engineering team:

The Platform Nuclear Engineering Department is a growing capability to accommodate the growing Nuclear Engineering demand on the business, as the shipyard takes on an unprecedented challenge of delivering multiple classes of Naval Reactor Plant. The team conversing activities ranging from design safety assurance, engineering/technical problem solving to practical innovation and improvement projects across the Engineering Lifecycle with a strong focus on the Design, Build and Commission of the reactor plant. There is ample opportunity for professional development and career progression. We offer relocation support 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 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: 11th 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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