Simulator Support Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Simulation Support Engineer

Location: Glasgow

Salary: Up to £45,500 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Prepare training systems for use by the required daily time. React to and resolve detected and reported problems in the trainers to ensure availability
• Maintain records of all usage and failure occurrences before, during and after training
• Carry out system preventive and corrective maintenance activities and record outcomes
• Maintain system records detailing all spares repair and replacement activities
• Undertake data gathering investigations to support second line diagnosis and correction
• Undertake rebuilds of PCs including installation and configuration of operating systems and software applications
• Provide advice to the training staff and desk drivers on the operation of the training systems as required
• Provide support to change and/or development implementation tasking undertaken by the 2nd line support teams under the direction of the BAE Systems Engineering Manager, as required. In particular, support installation and site acceptance/trials for any modification to the systems, as required

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in administering, maintaining, rebuilding and repairing PC‑based systems
• Experience working with systems that include significant software components, such as servers, databases, networking, and software licensing technologies
• The desire to learn new skills through training and on-job experience
• Knowledge and skills to use technology in order to manipulate computer software or hardware efficiently (computer literate)
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering or maintenance of mechanical systems is 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.

Astute Class Training Services team:

The Astute Class Training Services Team operates a diverse suite of high‑fidelity training media used to prepare Royal Navy personnel for life on board submarines. This includes three major training systems: the Weapon Handling and Loading Trainer (a large mechanical trainer used to manoeuvre torpedoes and weapons), the Command Team Trainer used to train submarine command crews, and VORTEX, a 3D immersive training environment for submarine maintainers learning subsystems and equipment. The team also delivers classroom‑based training and supports a large, complex networked simulator environment

As a Simulation Support Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring all training media is fully operational and ready for daily training delivery. You’ll support and maintain a wide range of systems, from computer networks and hardware to hydraulics, pneumatics, and large mechanical equipment. Your work will involve starting up and preparing trainers, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining the reliability of critical training assets. You will work closely with our MOD customer under a long-term contract, offering excellent stability and the opportunity to develop deeper mechanical and technical skills over time. The work is varied and dynamic and you’ll also have the chance to support wider projects across the programme as the system evolves

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 12th March 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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