TLS Continuing Airworthiness & Maintenance Manager

Location: Warton – Onsite

Salary: £63,310+ depending on experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting the FCAS programme implement planning and delivery with respect to the System Requirements Review, System of Systems, Design for Support, Support Solution Design, Technical Route Map and International collaboration.
• Working across the FCAS functional teams to ensure any future Maintenance Support Solution is integral to design and that clear actions to achieve this are captured.
• Working with International Partners (Japan and Italy) to develop the concepting and assessment phases of the programme and capture the understanding of the partner regulations with regard to Continuing Airworthiness.
• Supporting the development of future Maintenance capability, principally in support of FCAS and assist in providing regular situation reports to the Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness (M&CA) Function.
• Ensuring that Maintenance & Continuing Airworthiness is integral to the future Maintenance strategy, in particular with respect to future facilities and IT infrastructure that will be required to support FCAS AP.
• Developing and growing the team to meet future FCAS requirements.

Your Skills And Experiences

• A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the UK M&CA regulations, policies, processes, procedures and systems.
• Extensive M&CA experience demonstrated in a professional capacity.
• Have a working knowledge of EMAR/EASA Regulations.
• Application of related M&CA Competencies will be expected at this level – demonstrated / ex forces / applied within roles.

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 FCAS Continuing Airworthiness & Maintenance Team

The FCAS Continuing Airworthiness & Maintenance Lead is responsible for influencing the Vision, Strategy and Development Plans that will ensure that Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Requirements are captured in the Concepting and Assessment phase of the Programme and these requirements are then used to influence the design of the Products and Services. This is a dynamic and evolving role where you will be expected to support and manage a small team, make effective decisions, contribute to the wider TLS team and be passionate and proactive. The role will work closely with the MOD to build relationships with Industry Partners to ensure all requirements of Continuing Airworthiness are understood and provide guidance on Type Airworthiness. This may involve challenging the status quo for certification of the platform as the support package looks to future ways of working.

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 2024. 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.