Technical Coordinator

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Coordinator

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. Onsite (Day & Night Shifts)

Salary: £29,667+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Controlling and operating the Ripout database along with associated spreadsheets
• Accurately inputting data and updating Smart Board systems for lead boat operations
• Handling the transmission and receipt of classified documents in line with security protocols
• Coordinating the movement of classified hardware securely and efficiently
• Updating and maintaining Ministry of Defence (MOD) documentation records
• Organising, filing, and maintaining departmental test forms to ensure compliance
• Conducting regular audits to uphold standards and identify areas for improvement

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of production / pipework drawings
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office in particular PowerPoint, Excel
• Stakeholder management experience

Desirable

• Experience of SAP

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 DTO (Dockside Test Organisation) team:

Join our close-knit DTO Records Office team, where no two days are the same! You’ll play a vital role in managing Test & Commissioning documentation, ensuring Ripout control processes are followed, and keeping smart boards updated. As the central point of contact during sea trials and power range testing, you’ll update the Oracle Ripout database (soon moving to SAP), manage signatures, and deliver the daily morning status report that keeps the business informed, all while working in a dynamic, supportive environment.

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: 2nd 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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