Project Engineer or Manager- Engineering

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: Circa £54,500- depending on skills & experience

What you'll be doing:

• Reporting to the Engineering Manager, lead & provide dedicated embedded engineering support to projects to aid in their delivery, whilst maintaining assurance, governance & compliance to BAE Lifecycle Management Framework (LCM).
• Lead & produce engineering documentation to support requirements capture, design & maturation, from creation, implementation through to validation.
• Capture iterative design change in accordance with requirement scope ensuring revisions and configurations are controlled in accordance with company processes.
• Deliver all documentation in a captured, configured and controlled manner in accordance with company Lifecycle Framework (LCM or RIBA).
• Lead and manage suppliers to aid in the delivery of compliant technical solutions against contractual requirements and regulations.
• Provide technical input to LCM deliverables against milestones & gated/staged Design Reviews.
• Liaise with both internal and external customers as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree level qualification in relevant STEM subject (Engineering/Physics/Maths/Science) or equivalent industry/armed forces experience.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and best practices within the defence, maritime, or related industries.
• Proven delivery & experience working within project lifecycle management, with a broad understanding of the entire process. (LCM,RIBA,NPI).
• Proven experience of leading a small team or senior/junior engineers.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering standards, including safety and environmental regulations.

Desirable:

• PRINCE2/APM/PMP Mentorship.

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 Project Engineering Delivery Authority team:

You will be joining a newly established team with the opportunity to shape its direction as needed. This role offers a fresh challenge and greater exposure within the business, along with continuous opportunities for professional growth and qualification enhancement. You will be involved in a range of projects, supporting the business with embedded engineering to a system engineering and design led approach. These activities will be aligned with the business framework & Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V) strategy. Your responsibilities will span from designing and setting up facilities and capabilities to supporting test programmes through to system certification.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 11th July 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.