Senior Advisor - Coatings Processes

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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier technical visits, inspections, and evaluations to support materials investigations
• Review supplier documentation including coating procedures, preservation plans, ITPs, and application records
• Provide authoritative materials, welding, and corrosion & coatings advice across Design, Operations, and Supply Chain
• Support engineering review and approval of supplier technical queries, contract deliverables, and special processes
• Perform supplier site inspections to verify capability and compliance with BAE processes
• Support rectification proposals and resolution of identified non-conformances

Qualifications

• AMPP/ICorr Level 3 protective coatings inspector certification, would consider Level 2 with experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Experience in industrial painting processes and/or quality control associated with coating application
• Experience in stakeholder management

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 Materials Process Team: As a Senior Advisor on this newly established team, you will be working with the Materials Technology Department, providing proactive support to internal and external operations and suppliers on coatings issues relating to submarine build across all submarine programs. 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: 19th 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.