Senior Systems Engineer Group Leader

Job Description

Job title: Senior Systems Engineer Group Leader

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 (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Manage the design, development, testing, installation, commissioning & acceptance of the Maintenance & Training Products Team's deliverables. Ensuring that all engineering work is carried out in line with the appropriate regulations and company policies
• Lead the Maintenance & Training Products Team in line with company values. Emphasising the criticality of the customer (internal and external), high performance, working together, developing people, and continuous improvement
• Manage & maintain, with the support of the Ground & Train Products project management team, detailed schedules / and resource plans for the team's activities. Ensure that the Maintenance & Training Products team are adequately manned & prioritised appropriately to achieve the agreed timescales
• Support the generation of the appropriate business cases to meet the overall Ground & Training Products strategy
• Deliver responses to bids
• Manage the engineering aspect of the Supplier base in delivering Maintenance & Training Products products
• Engaged internal and external product suppliers in the development of new training solutions
• Managing evidence to support the assurance of Product Safety
• Development and support of future training product strategies
• Supporting key relationships through direct interfaces with key customer stakeholders including UK MoD, BAES SA, RSAF, UK RAF, QEAF, Eurofighter and the EPCs

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience of Systems Engineering Design/Development
• Extremely strong attention to detail skills
• Strong problem analysis and resolution skills
• Experience of Systems Engineering and Engineering Lifecycle Management
• Experience of configuration and change management
• Proven leadership experience and previous experience having managed a small team
• To be IT literate using Microsoft Office Suite

Desirable:

• Experience working within a military or aerospace role
• Knowledge and experience of requirements management
• Travel may be occasionally required within the UK & overseas

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 leave incentive.

The Maintenance and Training Products Team:

Embark on a thrilling career journey with the G&TP – PC – Maintenance & Training Products team in the esteemed Fast Jet Support organization. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and supporting cutting-edge Typhoon Maintenance and Ground Crew Training Products for prestigious UK, NETMA, and Export programs. This exciting role encompasses a diverse range of products, including the Crew Escape and Safety Systems Trainer (CESST), Typhoon Virtual Maintenance Trainer TVMT, Electronic Classrooms (EC), and Engineering Support System Tablet (ESS-T).

What sets this opportunity apart is the chance to engage in the full engineering lifecycle, providing a comprehensive and enriching experience. As part of the M&TP team, you will be at the forefront of ground-breaking projects, delivering TVMT and ESS-T to new export customers. Moreover, collaborating with our future capability team offers the unique prospect of shaping new products that lead the way for maintenance and training solutions of the future.

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: 7th 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.