Engineering Manager – Delivery – Data

Location: Scotstoun – preferred, UK wide can be considered. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £66,500 (depending on skills and experience)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and execute complex data transfers to industry partners, e.g. Bill of Materials, 3D CAD Model, Change Packages (working with document control; PLM Capability Centre; design zone integration; change, configuration, detail design; and chief engineer technical authorities).
• Support development of formal business processes for data transfer, readiness, and quality for data types as required by River Class Destroyer contract.
• Establish and maintain collaborative working with international customer shipyard from both a stakeholder and process point-of-view, including weekly drumbeat, for transfer activities and data quality issue resolution.
• Establish data readiness approach for the programme (working with Data Quality and Governance) and take responsibility for data quality issue resolution within the Delivery organisation.
• Establish and maintain data ‘BI’ reporting capability (e.g. Tableau) to measure performance against transfer schedule, right-first-time, and issue detection and burn down (inc. DQIs).
• Liaising with Digital Data and Cyber (DDC) function, lead the creation of digital technology requirements for data transfer capability (including supporting development of RCD Automated Gateway between BAE and ISI) and engage closely with RCD programme and Naval Ships digital demand governance processes and change boards.
• Perform effective, pro-active line management of data transfer and readiness resources to support development of individuals and build a multi-skilled adaptable team.

Essential Your skills and experiences:

• Practitioner level knowledge of data management principles and processes.
• Practitioner level knowledge of engineering lifecycle and governance of complex products, e.g. detail design transition into build.
• Working knowledge of engineering processes, e.g. design assurance, bill of materials, data quality and governance, design reviews, design area/zonal integration.
• Experience leading or managing a team within fast paced working level schedules.

Desirable

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) level knowledge of company-to-company data transfer processes.
• Strong experience of Customer management and a collaborative working environment.
• Knowledge of warship or large complex product (‘System of Systems’) design processes and inter-relationships and design delivery would be advantageous.
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline. Some disciplines may require a Masters level education.
• Chartered Engineer, or other relevant, equivalent professional registration.
• Member of appropriate professional institution, ideally working towards Fellow.

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 River Class Destroyer (RCD) Data Delivery Team

The River Class Destroyer (RCD) Data Delivery team fulfils a unique critical role at the interface between BAE and our Canadian international customers. Liaising with our Customer and internal stakeholders, this role is directly responsible for ensuring product data is at the required readiness and standard to be transferred using a controlled, governed process across the Atlantic. The role will lead and build a capable, multi-skilled, dynamic team (~5 members) to deliver this high impact scope-of-work enabling key design reviews and downstream shipyard schedules.

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: 19th June 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place 30th June. 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.