Senior Maintenance Engineer (QEC)

Senior Maintenance Engineer (QEC)

Would you like to work on the newest generation of Royal Navy warships? We currently have a vacancy for Senior Maintenance Engineer at our site in Portsmouth Naval Base.

As a member of the Maintenance Team you will be responsible for producing detailed and optimised maintenance routines by tempering source data held within the UMMS database with the latest analysis of the material state for the Class. You will provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a platform engineering discipline (ME, WE, Aux or L) to identify improvement opportunities. You may also be required to mentor less experienced members of the Team.

This role gives you an excellent opportunity to work on unique projects that offer long term stability and good career prospects.

Your main responsibilities as a Senior Maintenance Engineer will involve:

Produce optimised Maintenance work-packages (encompassing Fleet Time Planned and Unplanned and Upkeep) for allocated platform(s), ensuring that the task information is correct and the work is required, provides value for money, meets product safety requirements and can be readily planned and estimated by the delivery teams

Maintain continuous Material State Assessment for designated platform / systems, undertaking impact analysis and preparing briefs for COM managers

Reflect maintenance pertaining to Classification and registers within the work package

Interrogate UMMS regularly to complete all workflows for specified work package(s) as well as looking ahead to identify maintenance that requires long term planning.

Support the Maintenance Manager and Platform Manager to ensure that the Customer's annual budget is correctly targeted

Propose OPDEF and DEFREP responses within maintenance scope for the Class or designated platform / systems, engaging with all stakeholders across the wider Enterprise (Customer / Partner / Supplier communities) and with peers and Engineering Managers within BAE Systems to expedite rectification

Draft Technical Queries (S2022s, etc.) within maintenance scope for the Class or designated platform / systems, as required, communicating with COM Maintenance management team, COM WTA, DE&S (SCA, MCS and MSS and their Contractors)

Provide focus to the planning and coordination of Test and Trials

Identify and report upon maintenance data (e.g. within UMMS, Trilogi, Tech Docs) that is outdated, poor or inconsistent

Ensure consistent application of engineering governance

Your skills and qualifications:

Possess in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals within the maintenance engineering discipline, including industry and MoD maintenance management tools and processes in a maritime environment or other complex engineering business (Defence, Rail, Aerospace, Vehicles, etc.)

Degree/HND or equivalent experience in an Engineering discipline

UMMS database or similar experience - highly desirable

Knowledge of RCM and ILS principals - desirable

What we're looking for in you:

We are looking for you to be a team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to your work, as well as having the ability to work under pressure. We are looking for you to have a proactive approach with the ability to liaise with a variety of people within the business.

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

Salary: Competitive dependant on skills and experience

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Maritime Services

Join us and help to define the future of global maritime defence capabilities. With approximately 3,500 employees based at five UK locations and revenue of £600million, we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around and offer significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and grow with us.

From our headquarters in Portsmouth, we are proud to support the Royal Navy in global operations. BAE Systems Maritime Services delivers end-to-end support to over 50 per cent of the Royal Navy's surface fleet. Our services include ship upgrades, repairs, dockyard facilities management and provision of combat systems training. We also develop and support the Royal Navy's complex equipment, such as radar, torpedoes and small boats.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at BAE Systems, including women, BAME and applicants with disabilities. Please note we will not use any personal information relating to your background at any stage of the application process.

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/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.