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Consultant Engineer – Systems Engineering (Architecture)

Employer
BAE Systems
Location
Barrow in Furness, Cumbria
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
7 Feb 2025
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Job title: Consultant Engineer – Systems Engineering (Architecture)

Location: Barrow in Furness

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive


What you’ll be doing:

Support to the Dreadnought Head of Engineering (Integration) the development of robust and coherent engineering strategies throughout the Systems Integration lifecycle.
Acting as the delegated Technical Authority for the Whole Boat Systems Integration team on behalf of the DN Office-of-the-Chief Engineer.
Support to the Design Policies work stream and assessment of the impact on the overall system performance due to non-compliance with any of these design policies
Support to the Head of Engineering (Integration) key technical issues and decisions
Support into DN programme LCM Reviews, Design Reviews, ISTG events, and key Working Groups
Provide domain expertise in SE and MBSE in support of the DN programme engineering delivery.
Design Review Assessor, providing independent review of product design and assurance of compliance with Life Cycle Management, Engineering and product safety policies
Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Systems Engineering, MBSE, Systems Architecture, Integration, Verification, and Validation (IVV)
A background in a relevant High assurance / high hazard engineering industry
Experience of the use of Model Based Systems Engineering in the design, implementation, Verification, and Validation of complex, software-intensive systems.
Chartered Engineer Status or working towards with an appropriate institution such as INCOSE, IET or IMechE
Degree in relevant STEM subject
Desirable:

Sub systems domain knowledge
Product safety experience
Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Dreadnaught Integration Team:

The team ensures the highly integrated software, intensive systems on Dreadnaught are brought together to deliver assured platform functionality.

This role provides system engineering, IVV, and MBSE expert to ensure our approaches are technically robust, based on sound up to date LFE best practise and modern relevant standards in support of overarching requirements or technical assurance. Additionally, the role acts as the delegated to the technical authority, on matters of systems integration on behalf of the office of the Chief engineer

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: 7th February 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.

Company

Whether you’re an experienced professional or just stepping out into the world of work, we’ve a wide range of career opportunities available. Whether it's engineering, technology or project management, you'll be helping our customers protect what really matters.

Our engineers are redefining global defence. From concept to completion, they innovate cutting-edge products and services across the land, air, and sea.

Digital is our future, and our IT teams are at the heart of it. Developing, implementing, and supporting the cutting-edge systems that keep the world safe and our business evolving.

Opportunities - 

Working at BAE Systems brings immense opportunity. A long and fulfilling career, with first-class training and lifelong development available to all, with all the support to help make it happen.
 
The scale at which we operate generates endless opportunities to work across diverse roles, specialisms, cultures and countries. Achieving our growth ambitions needs everyone to own their role and find their unique place. This is a place to be curious, build your network, feel empowered and motivated by your team, sharing in our purpose to protect what matters and create a safer future. 

As many of our team can demonstrate, it’s possible to have multiple careers throughout your time here. There’s always the opportunity to retrain or reskill, whether through a formal programme or exploring our on demand virtual learning platform where you can explore tailored resources aligned to each of our functions.  

Learning beyond your role - 

We provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and our employee resource groups, which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role.

Learning and resources -  

Lifelong learning is a reality at BAE Systems, and we’re proud to be a diverse, inclusive, and supportive employer, helping everyone build a career to be proud of, delivering our purpose of protecting those that protect us all.

Our resources are accessible at any time and from any device and consider inclusive learning styles by offering these through a variety of platforms such as videos, books, guides and structured virtual learning programmes through our digital learning platform.

Discover a career with meaning, in a place where you can make a real difference.

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