Principal Capability Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Principal Capability Management Engineer (Product Safety)

Location: Barrow, Filton, Frimley, Brough, Portsmouth, Weymouth, or Manchester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with specialist Product Safety engineering teams, engaged in the design and manufacture of the Astute/Dreadnought and SSNA class of submarines to develop resource solutions, SQEP assessments and training and development intervention requirements
• Regularly engaging with stakeholders within the Product Safety and other Engineering Domains
• Providing regular updates on status of Product Safety capabilities across the Astute/Dreadnought and SSNA programmes
• Gathering information from specialist engineering teams to identify areas of strategic and tactical risk
• Production of Capability Management plans to ensure engineering capability is sustained, developed and managed in line with programme requirements
• Developing own Capability Management and/or Product Safety skills/knowledge with individual training programmes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• STEM Degree or equivalent experience within (i.e. Safety or Environmental field / Capability Management)
• Chartered status or evidence of working towards Chartership
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience

Desirable:

• Experience working within a large engineering company

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 Capability Engineering team:

You will work within a specialist engineering team to develop and sustain the capability of the Product Safety domain. This role can also lead to future career progression opportunities within the wider Capability Management function and strategic leaders within our Submarines business. We offer relocation support packages 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 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: 3rd January 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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