Supportability Engineer

Job Title: Supportability Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Analyse failure data and contribute to the Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System process
• Evaluate and allocate specification requirements to ensure compliance and functionality
• Maintain accurate records of repair history, configuration standards, spare parts inventory, and support equipment
• Track and manage project action items to ensure timely resolution and project progression
• Prepare quarterly technical summaries and status reports to communicate project progress and key developments
• Compile an annual presentation pack detailing repair history and project status
• Conduct reliability analysis and make predictions to support project and system performance
• Perform maintainability analysis and forecasting to enhance system performance over product life cycle
• Develop spares and repairs forecast models to ensure sufficient stock and timely repairs

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent qualification
• Highly proficient in data analysis, forecasting, and reporting, with excellent skills in Excel (including graphs / data visualisation)
• Experience in technical product development and/or repair/support
• Ability to write and prepare technical reports to meet project deadlines
• Experience in industries such as automotive, aviation, defence, aerospace, pharmaceutical equipment, energy, rail, ships, or security systems, with a solid understanding of engineering principles

Desirable:

• Demonstrable experience in Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) or Supportability Engineering

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.

The ILS (Integrated Logistics Support) team:

Due to exciting growth within our team, we’re looking for a Supportability Engineer to join the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) group at our Rochester site. The ILS team provides vital analysis and modelling services to support the development of products like Head-Up Displays (HUD), Helmet Display Systems, Flight Control Systems, and Mission Computers, spanning all stages of the product life cycle from development to in-service support.

In this role, you’ll focus on supporting a multi-year HUD repair and sustainment contract, with opportunities to contribute to other high-impact projects. Joining BAE Systems means becoming part of a global leader in defence and security, where your work will make a real difference in shaping the future of cutting-edge technologies.

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 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: 3rd April 2025

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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