Senior Engineer – Gunnery

Job title:
Senior Engineer – Gunnery

Location:
Scotstoun

Salary:
Up to £56,500 dependent on skills and experience

What You\’ll Be Doing

• Maintaining effective partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders including suppliers, various shipyard disciplines and the MoD/RN customer community
• Contributing to a team based working environment
• Providing a technical leadership role for sub-ordinates within the team
• Consistently demonstrate effective communication and influencing skills within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Identifying and prioritising tasks towards an agreed overall objective
• Innovating when defining solutions to minimise project risk and maximise likelihood of successful implementation
• Acting as an intelligent supplier by anticipating the likely needs of the customer

Your Skills And Experiences

• A relevant degree in a STEM related discipline, or equivalent, or demonstration of comparable suitable working experience
• Previous experience of operating within a technical team, and ability to provide coaching and mentoring to others within the team to support their development
• Understanding of System Engineering design lifecycle within a Complex Engineering Environment
• Previous experience of working in a fast paced environment and applying SME knowledge to confront challenges to keep projects/programmes on track

Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution.

Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation.

Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

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 Type 26 Gunnery Team
The T26 Gunnery Team is a highly motivated and professional group of engineers and project professionals primarily tasked with delivering the complex installation, setting to work (STW) and acceptance of the Maritime Integrated Fires System (MIFS) and a number of other Gunnery capabilities (CIWS, SCG and FP) into the Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS). The team executes this task through a strong work ethic and close collaboration and with a wide variety of stakeholders including suppliers, logistics, planners, production teams and the customer community (inc MoD, RN and supporting authorities).

The installation of complex weapon systems requires a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary approach, clear and consistent 2-way communication and a strong will to succeed in sometimes challenging conditions. A sharp technical eye for detail and resolute attitude towards problem solving are also considered key attributes in a Gunnery Engineers skill-set. The team is currently progressing towards system STW in HMS Glasgow and looking forward to the 2nd iteration of equipment load-out and installation in HMS Cardiff, whilst planning for the first T26 sea trials in the background.

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:
10th November 2025. Interviews will take place w/c 24th November 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.