Principal Engineer – Data Quality Management

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Data Quality Management

Location: Glasgow – Scotstoun – 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 £57,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the delivery of the Date Governance/Assurance framework to the RCD (River Class Destroyer) Programme including the Naval Ships Business Glossary
• Lead in the coordination of resources supporting and implementing Data Quality Management and Governance/Assurance initiatives including data owners and stewards
• Lead in the development of measures for assessing the benefit to the business of data governance and assurance, periodically measuring the effectiveness and feeding it back to senior management
• Delivery of data governance and assurance awareness and training across the business
• Supporting the RCD (River Class Destroyer) Programme on understanding their data quality issues and providing support and advice on how they are to be resolved
• Ensuring the resolution of data quality issues are completed and suitable processes are in place to stop repeat of issue

Your skills and experiences:

• Applicants should ideally be Degree qualified or have equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline
• Applicants should be a Chartered Engineer or hold another equivalent professional registration with a relevant institution
• Experience in Data Management, transfer, Bill of Material and document management, or Quality Assurance roles and delivery management
• Working practice knowledge of company-to-company data transfer processes
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycle and governance of complex products, e.g. detail design transition into build
• Strong focus on Quality, measurement, and process adherence, including process mapping skills
• Working knowledge of key engineering toolsets, e.g. Windchill, CAD, Dashboards, Business Reporting
• Strong understanding of key systems engineering principles and integrity of information
• Working knowledge of warship or large complex product (System of Systems’) design processes and inter-relationships and design delivery would be advantageous

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

River Class Destroyer Data Governance Team:

The River Class Destroyer Data Governance team at BAE Systems work as part of the Systems Engineering team reporting to the Chief Engineer. Data Governance plays a key role in developing and implementing data governance frameworks and processes across the RCD programme. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a global scale, gaining exposure to diverse business areas while contributing directly to the delivery of our data strategies. The role involves engaging with stakeholders to facilitate governance expectations, define requirements for data, and support the creation, maintenance and delivery of enterprise-wide data governance activities. You will also be responsible for establishing and assuring data policies, standards and practices, helping to improve the data quality and management of our information assets.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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 26th February 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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