Section Leader (Blackburn)

Location: Warton Onsite

Salary: 49,400+ depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Assessing internal and external customer queries/requests
• Authoring procedural and descriptive publications
• Carrying out data Module Quality Assurance and accurate configuration control
• Progressing work within the appropriate timescales and budgets
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with team stakeholders
• Keeping team toolsets up to date with the latest task information
• Contributing towards driving up the quality of team output
• Assessing new changes entering the business

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent experience in a STEM discipline
• Experience of Electronic Publication Toolsets, Standard Generalised Mark-Up Language (SGML) and Extensible Mark-Up Language (XML)
• Experience of Enterprise Service Management System (JIRA), Teamcenter PLM (Including 3D Visualisation), Engineering Design Drawings, Logistic Support Analysis Records tools
• An excellent working knowledge of engineering principles and the product lifecycle
• Experience working within an aerospace engineering environment desirable

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 Technical Publications team:

The Technical Information Service, Fast Jet Support team at Warton plays a critical role in delivering high-quality Technical Publications and approved data to Eurofighter. As part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and merit, the team supports the Air business by embracing an increasingly digital and systems engineering approach. Team members contribute across the full lifecycle of aircraft support, offering opportunities for those with experience in through-life support within military sectors, as well as engineers and support personnel from commercial aerospace and related industries, including maritime and land. The team provides a collaborative environment where skills and expertise are recognised, developed, and empowered to make a real impact on operational capability.

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: 13th 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.