Digital Engineering Lead – Structural Analysis

Job Description

Job title: Digital Engineering Lead – Structural Analysis

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £54,793 – £60,326

What you'll be doing:

• Creating a future vision for our structural analysis, tools and processes
• Ensuring alignment with the overall FCAS Digital Engineering Roadmap to achieve an integrated, end-to-end FCAS product development system
• Co-designing and delivering the structural analysis; processes, methods, tools, technology, and data. Alongside software vendor partners, internal engineering function and project stakeholders and other product owners
• Executing proof-of-concept and proof-of-value demonstrations – providing confidence that the new product development approach meets the time and cost goals for the FCAS Programme
• Opportunity to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and build coalitions
• Liaising with international and UK partners to discuss, agree and deploy a solution works across the whole FCAS enterprise

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience in analysis of aerospace structures and associated processes, methods, and tools
• Professional Qualification: Relevant Engineering/STEM degree (BEng or Higher)

Desirable:

• Experience of different stages of the Product Lifecycle – Concept Design through to Integration and Test
• Ideally chartered engineer or pursuing chartered status
• Knowledge and experience working on fibre element analysis, stress analysis, hand calculations and composites

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 FCAS Digital Engineering team:

The FCAS Digital Engineering Team are paving the way for breakthroughs in new product development, operational performance, support and maintenance. By exploiting the latest digital technologies, data and the new engineering thinking to create better, faster and more cost-effective outputs we are providing the foundation to deliver the Global Combat Air Programme across the UK, Japan and Italy. We are rethinking the way that aircraft are developed and supported, streamlining our processes and bringing together people, technology and data to reduce cost and product development lead time.

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: 14th May 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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