FCAS Support & Test Equipment Lead

Job Description

Job title: FCAS Support & Test Equipment Lead

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 dependant on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the engagement with Customer and Industry SMEs to elicit, understand and capture user and system requirements for FCAS Support & Test Equipment
• Developing concepts and philosophies for design, acquisition, mobilisation and in-service operation of Support and Test Equipment
• Developing specifications for new Support and Test Equipment aligned to the outputs of the platform supportability analysis/maintenance task analysis
• Identifying opportunities for existing/legacy platform Support and Test Equipment re-use or upgrade
• Working with stakeholders across other programme teams to integrate Support & Test Equipment requirements (e.g. core platform interfaces, infrastructure & facilities design, safety and security)
• Working closely with the Supply Chain & Procurement teams on early selection and engagement of Support & Test Equipment suppliers to communicate requirements and identify long lead-time equipment items
• Producing strategies & plans for the design, development, test, qualification, certification, installation and commissioning of Support and Test Equipment
• Planning and co-ordinating team tasking, leading the inputs to planning sessions and reviews, and contributing to schedules of work around Support and Test Equipment deliverables

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• HND Level 5 or Degree level qualification (or equivalent professional experience) in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/Maths/Science/IT)
• Experience in Support & Test Equipment specification, design and development
• Experience working with equipment suppliers on design, procurement and commissioning
• Experience of applying relevant skills across the Systems Engineering lifecycle e.g. Requirements Engineering, Solution Design, Integration, Verification & Validation, Test & Qualification

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of aerospace/aviation Support and Test Equipment, both on-aircraft and off-aircraft
• Knowledge of the principles of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience with any of the following – UK MOD Knowledge in Defence (KiD), Support Solution Envelope 21 (SSE21), Integrated Logistics Support (Def-Stan 00-600), ASD/AIA S-Series Integrated Product Support (IPS) specifications

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 Procurement team:

We currently have an opportunity available within our Air Sector business, focussed on developing concepts and defining the requirements for Support & Test Equipment on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.

The next generation combat air system at the heart of the FCAS programme will need an equivalently next generation support solution to meet the performance and capability requirements of the customer. A key part of developing the support solution is identifying and designing the future Support and Test Equipment that will be needed to operate, maintain, repair and upgrade the platform.

As the FCAS Support & Test Equipment Lead, you will lead a team to define requirements and develop specifications for a suite of ground-based aerospace support and test equipment – of varying types and complexities – that will meet the through-life needs of a 6th generation combat air platform.

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: 17th September 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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