Job Title: Assistant Project Engineering Manager
Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak – Minimum 3-4 days onsite
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: Up to £60,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Role Description:
Support the successful delivery of Torpedo Development projects by contributing to technical leadership, project delivery and team coordination. You will assist in managing scope, schedule, budget and risk, ensuring engineering activities are delivered effectively and integrated across wider programme teams. Working at Senior Engineer level, reporting into the Programme Lead, you will provide day-to-day technical guidance and administrative supervision to engineers, supporting high-quality engineering outputs and project objectives. The role offers the opportunity to develop project engineering leadership capability while contributing to the delivery of complex defence systems within a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment.
Core duties:
Essential Skills:
The Sting Ray Mod 2 team:
You will be joining a team with a focus on underwater weapons, playing a key role in delivering upgrades and re-designs to the Sting Ray weapon system. As the programme transitions into the next stage of development, you will contribute to the evolution of a world-leading torpedo capability, supporting long-term upgrade, manufacture and sustainment activities for years to come.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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: 23rd November 2026
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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